ˈhȯ(ˌ)kü, ˈhä(- noun
( plural hokku )
Etymology: Japanese, from hok beginning, first + ku hemistich
1. : a fixed lyric form of Japanese origin having three short unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables and being typically epigrammatic or suggestive — compare haiku
2. : a lyric in hokku form