papier-caillou-ciseauxcommon nounSyllable Decompositionpapier-caillou-ciseauxEtymologyexpandcalque from Japanese 紙 kami ("paper"), 石 ishi ("rock") and はさみ hasami ("scissors"), the three positions of this game.Definition1. Rock-paper-scissors, a hand game with 3 positions.expandSynonymschifoumitifumipierre-feuille-ciseauxpierre-papier-ciseauxfeuille-caillou-ciseauxroche-papier-ciseaux