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gobo¹
- /ˈɡəʊbəʊ/ UK
- /ˈɡoʊˌboʊ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊbəʊ
Where it comes from
Uncertain; possibly from go-b(etween) (“intermediary, middleman”) + -o (suffix forming informal terms).
noun gobos · goboes
- A screen (often in disc form) placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare. At the other extreme, with limitless budgets all they have to do is dream up amazing lighting rigs to be constructed and operated by the huge team of gaffers and sparks, with their generators, discharge lights, flags, gobos and brutes.
- A device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds.
- A template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light.
gobo²
- /ˈɡəʊbəʊ/ UK
- /ˈɡɒ-/ UK
- /ˈɡoʊˌboʊ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊbəʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese ごぼう, ゴボウ, 牛蒡 (gobō, “burdock (Arctium lappa); burdock root”), from Middle Chinese 牛蒡 (ŋɨu pɑŋ^X, “burdock”) (modern Mandarin 牛蒡 (niúbàng)), from 牛 (ŋɨu, “ox”) + 蒡 (pɑŋ^X, 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.
noun
- The taproot of young edible burdock plants (Arctium lappa), eaten as a root vegetable. While oriental and specialty markets sell Gobo root to Japanese cooks, herbal medicine enthusiasts use common burdock.
Translations
Talk about this word "gobo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gobo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gobo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gobo "gobo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gobo.Cite this
@misc{gobo_2026,
title = {gobo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gobo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
