pantoum
[ pan-toom ]
/ pænˈtum /
noun
a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.
Also
pantun.
Origin of pantoum
1880–85; < French, erroneous spelling for
pantoun < Malay
pantun
Words nearby pantoum
pantonal,
pantonality,
pantothenate,
pantothenic acid,
pantothere,
pantoum,
pantropic,
pantropical,
pantry,
pantryman,
pants
Example sentences from the Web for pantoum
The pantoum is of Eastern origin, but it came into English through the French.
The Principles of English Versification |Paull Franklin Baum
British Dictionary definitions for pantoum
pantoum
/ (pænˈtuːm) /
noun
prosody
a verse form consisting of a series of quatrains in which the second and fourth lines of each verse are repeated as the first and third lines of the next
Word Origin for pantoum
C19: via French from Malay
pantun