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Where does “pantoum” come from?

pantoum (English) comes from French pantoum, from Malay pantun — pantoum.

pantoum (English): A poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a...

Definitions

  1. A poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a...

Ancestry of “pantoum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpantoum—
2Malaypantunpantoum
Every word from Malay pantun →