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anime

/aniˈme/

noun, masculine/aniˈme/plural: animes

anime (artistic style originating in Japan); an anime (animated work in that style)

chica animeanime girl

Borrowed from Japanese アニメ (anime), an abbreviation of アニメーション (animēshon), ultimately from English animation.

noun, masculine/aˈnime/

animé (resin); courbaril (Hymenaea courbaril); expanded polystyrene (EPS), styrofoam

From Medieval Latin amineus (“white”).