pan·tun
variants:
or less commonly pantoun \
pan‧ˈtün
\
plural -s
Definition of pantun
: Indonesian verse consisting of four lines rhyming abab of which the first two present a figurative suggestion of what is more directly and clearly stated in the final lines
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