Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TANGRAM
Tan "gram, n. Etym: [Cf. Trangram. ]
Defn: A Chinese toy made by cutting a square of thin wood, or other suitable material, into seven pieces, as shown in the cut, these pieces being capable of combination in various ways, so as to form a great number of different figures. It is now often used in primary schools as a means of instruction.
New American Oxford Dictionary
tangram
tan gram |ˈtaNGˌgrəm ˈtæŋˌɡræm | ▶noun a Chinese geometric puzzle consisting of a square cut into seven pieces that can be arranged to make various other shapes. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.
Oxford Dictionary
tangram
tangram |ˈtangram | ▶noun a Chinese geometrical puzzle consisting of a square cut into seven pieces which can be arranged to make various other shapes. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.
Duden Dictionary
Tangram
Tan g ram , Tan gram Substantiv, Neutrum , das |T a ngram |englisch tangram, Herkunft ungeklärt, vielleicht aus dem Chinesischen Spiel, bei dem aus Dreiecken, Quadraten o. Ä. Figuren gelegt werden
Spanish Dictionary
tangram
tangram nombre masculino Juego de origen chino formado por siete piezas poligonales, generalmente de madera, con las que deben formarse figuras sin superponerlas :le parecía muy difícil adivinar cómo se hacía el conejo con el tangram .
The Wordsmith Dictionary