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tatami

noun

  1. traditional flooring of Japanese living rooms, but also temples, etc.
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /təˈtɑːmi/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 畳 (tatami).

  1. Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.

    Heny Hankovitch, con guítar, / did a short Zen pray, / on his tatami in a relaxed lotos / fixin his mind on nuffin, rose-blue breasts,

    Small tools are spread on the tatami: a razor knife, a sprue cutter, curls of emery paper.

  2. A unit of area equal to a standard-sized tatami mat, approximately 1.65 square metres.