cucoloris

English

Alternative forms

• cokuloris, cookaloris, cucalorus, cuculoris

Etymology

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

Noun

cucoloris (plural cucolorises)

1. (television, film) A device for casting shadows or silhouettes to produce patterned illumination.

   Synonyms: (slang) cookie, (slang) cuke

Anagrams

• Criscuolo