different between gobo vs kobo

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??o?bo?/
• Rhymes: -??b??

Etymology 1

Uncertain; possibly from go-between. It is sometimes considered an acronym and spelled GOBO, but this may be a folk etymology.

Noun

gobo (plural gobos or goboes)

1. (film, television) A disc placed between a light and the illuminated object or actor in order to diffuse the glare.
2. (theater) A template inserted over a light source in order to control the shape of the thrown light.
3. A device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds.

Etymology 2

From Japanese ?? (gob?, “burdock root”).

Noun

gobo (uncountable)

1. The taproot of young burdock plants, eaten as a root vegetable.

Anagrams

• BOGO, Bogo, boog, goob

Slovene

Noun

gobo

1. accusative/instrumental singular of goba

English

Noun

kobo (plural kobos or kobo)

1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira.

Anagrams

• Boko, Koob, boko, book, bòkò

Principense

Etymology

From Portuguese cobra (“snake”), from Old Portuguese coobra, from Latin colubra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?.b?]

Noun

kobo

1. snake, serpent

References

• “kobo” in 2012, Vanessa Pinheiro de Araújo, Um Dicionário Principense-Português.

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ng??bò.

Noun

kobo 9 or 10 (plural dikobo)

1. blanket

Volapük

Adverb

kobo

1. together

Related terms

Waboda

Noun

kobo

1. water

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67