Recent Examples on the WebNever pounded out so much as one measly cinquain for the purists.—Evan Waite
river Clegg, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
French, from cinq five, from Old French, from Latin quinque — more at five
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