cucoloris

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noun

A device for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination.

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Meanings

nouncucoloris (plural cucolorises)

plural cucolorises · alternative cokuloris · alternative cookaloris · alternative cucalorus · alternative cuculoris

  1. broadcastingA device for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination.

    Synonyms: cookie, cuke

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination.

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Origin

Unknown; a connection with American film director George Cukor has been suggested. Compare also dialectal German Kokolores (“nonsense, silly display”). Conceivably related to Latin cucullus (“a hood”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Criscuolo
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APA

cucoloris. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucoloris

MLA

“cucoloris.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucoloris. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cucoloris,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucoloris.

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