gobo

go bo 1 |ˈgōbō ˈɡoʊboʊ | ▶noun ( pl. gobos ) a dark plate or screen used to shield a lens from light. • Theater a partial screen used in front of a spotlight to project a shape. • a shield used to mask a microphone from extraneous noise. ORIGIN 1930s: of unknown origin, perhaps from go between .

gobo

go bo 2 |ˈɡoʊboʊ ˈgōbō | ▶noun a vegetable root used chiefly in Japanese and Hawaiian cooking. ORIGIN Japanese.

gobony

go bo ny |gəˈbōnē ɡəˈboʊni | ▶adjective Heraldry another term for compony.

gobo

gobo 1 |ˈgəʊbəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. gobos ) a dark plate or screen used to shield a lens from light. • Theatre a partial screen used in front of a spotlight to project a shape. • a shield used to mask a microphone from extraneous noise. ORIGIN 1930s: of unknown origin, perhaps from go between .

gobo

gobo 2 |ˈgəʊbəʊ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a vegetable root used in Japanese and other oriental cookery. ORIGIN Japanese.

gobony

gobony |gɒˈbəʊni | ▶adjective Heraldry another term for compony. ORIGIN late Middle English: from obsolete gobbon ‘piece, gobbet ’ + -y 3 .