tangram

(taŋ′grəm; tan′gram′)

noun

a Chinese puzzle made by cutting a square into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, and using these pieces to form various figures and designs

Origin: prob. arbitrary coinage on analogy of anagram

See tangram in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, to be reassembled into different figures.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps partial translation of Chinese (Mandarin) táng tú

Origin: : táng, Tang (Chinese dynasty)

Origin: + tú, picture, diagram

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