tatamis

Variant of tatami

tatami definition

ta·tami (tə tä′mē)

noun pl. tatami -·mi or tatamis -·mis

a floor mat woven of rice straw, used traditionally in Japanese homes for sitting on, as when eating

Etymology: Jpn < nominal form of tatamu, to fold up, pile up

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