tangram

English

Like most modern sets, this wooden tangram is stored in the square configuration.

The 13 convex shapes matched with Tangram set

Etymology

Possibly from Mandarin 唐 (táng, “of the Tang dynasty, by extension, Chinese”) +‎ -gram.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtænˌɡɹæm/

Noun

tangram (plural tangrams)

A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs.

Translations

the Chinese puzzle

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Chinese:
Mandarin: 七巧板 (zh) (qīqiǎobǎn)
Dutch: tangram
Finnish: tangrammi (fi)
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German: Tangram (de) n
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Maori: hangawhitu
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Portuguese: tangram m
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Spanish: tangram m
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See also

Loyd's paradox

Further reading

tangram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Gartman, trangam

Portuguese

Noun

tangram m (plural tangrans)

tangram (Chinese puzzle)

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