sijo

noun

si·​jo

ˈsē(ˌ)jō

plural -s

: an unrhymed Korean verse form appearing in Korean in 3 lines of 14 to 16 syllables and usually in English translation in 6 shorter lines

Word History

Etymology

Korean

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