gobo

== English == === Etymology 1 === Uncertain; possibly from go-b(etween) (“intermediary, middleman”) +‎ -o (suffix forming informal terms). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡəʊbəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡoʊˌboʊ/ Rhymes: -əʊbəʊ Hyphenation: go‧bo ==== Noun ==== gobo (plural gobos or goboes) (originally US) (film, photography, television) A screen (often in disc form) placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare. [from early 20th c.] (sound engineering) A device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds. [from early 20th c.] (theater) A template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light. [from early 20th c.] ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Japanese ごぼう, ゴボウ, 牛蒡 (gobō, “burdock (Arctium lappa); burdock root”), from Middle Chinese 牛蒡 (ŋɨu pɑŋX, “burdock”) (modern Mandarin 牛蒡 (niúbàng)), from 牛 (ŋɨu, “ox”) + 蒡 (pɑŋX, a word only appearing in the compound 牛蒡), possibly because oxen have been observed eating the leaves of the plant when recovering from illness. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡəʊbəʊ/, /ˈɡɒ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡoʊˌboʊ/ Rhymes: -əʊbəʊ Hyphenation: go‧bo ==== Noun ==== gobo (uncountable) The taproot of young edible burdock plants (Arctium lappa), eaten as a root vegetable. [from early 19th c.] ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === Arctium lappa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Arctium lappa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Arctium lappa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies gobo (lighting) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia gobo (recording) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia gobo (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === BOGO, Bogo, boog, goob == Slovene == === Noun === gobo accusative/instrumental singular of goba