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hokku
[ haw-koo, hok-oo ]
/ ˈhɔ ku, ˈhɒk u /
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noun, plural hok·ku.Prosody.
the opening verse of a linked verse series.
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Origin of hokku
1895–1900; <Japanese, equivalent to hok opening, first + ku stanza; earlier fot-ku<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese fá depart + jù phrase
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Word Origin for hokku
from Japanese, from hok beginning + ku hemistich
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