gobo

Meanings

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

1. The taproot of young edible burdock plants (Arctium lappa), eaten as a root vegetable.

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from go-b(etween) (“intermediary, middleman”) + -o (suffix forming informal terms).