cinquain
pronunciation
How to pronounce cinquain in British English:
UK [sɪŋ'keɪn]
How to pronounce cinquain in American English:
US [sɪŋ'keɪn]
Word Origin
- cinquain (n.)
- "collection of five," 1711, from French cinquain "bundle of five objects," from cinq "five" (see five). Originally in English of military orders of battle; of five-lined stanzas of verse from 1882 (give a more specific form in English than usual in French).
Example
- 1. Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain , a poem made up of five lines .