origami
nounUK /ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːmi/
US /ˌɔːrɪˈɡɑːmi/
Origami is the fun art of folding paper into shapes like animals or flowers.
She made a paper crane using origami.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A piece of paper art made by folding.
He gave me an origami of a frog.
3. The Japanese tradition and technique of folding paper.
We learned about the history of origami in class.
4. The process of folding something in a complex way, like paper.
The napkin was folded with origami-like precision.