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Gobo vs Kobo - What's the difference?

gobo | kobo |

As nouns the difference between gobo and kobo

is that gobo is (film|television) a disc placed between a light and the illuminated object or actor in order to diffuse the glare or gobo can be the taproot of young burdock plants, eaten as a root vegetable while kobo is a subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a nigerian naira.

gobo

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)
  • The taproot of young burdock plants, eaten as a root vegetable.

    • kobo

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira.

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