rococo

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French rococo. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɹəˈkəʊkəʊ/ Rhymes: -əʊkəʊ === Noun === rococo (countable and uncountable, plural rococos) (uncountable) A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. (countable) A piece of ornamentation in this style. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === rococo (comparative more rococo, superlative most rococo) Of or relating to the rococo style. Over-elaborate or complicated; opulent. Old-fashioned. ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === == French == === Etymology === Undoubtedly, a word from rocaille and barroco, to denote pejoratively a "rock" style, then gone out-of-fashion; invented in 1797 by Pierre-Maurice Quays, pupil of Jacques-Louis David and firebrand of an austere neoclassical style. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɔ.kɔ.ko/ === Adjective === rococo (plural rococos) rococo (architectural style, all senses) (abstract, derogatory) Relating to old traditions, which may be seen as foolishly outdated; archaic, old-fashioned, obsolete, backwards === Further reading === “rococo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French rococo. === Noun === rococo (architecture, art) rococo === Further reading === “rococo”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016