hokku

[haw-koo, hok-oo]

hok·ku

[haw-koo, hok-oo]
noun, plural hok·ku. Prosody.
1.
the opening verse of a linked verse series.

Origin:
1895–1900; < Japanese, equivalent to hok opening, first + ku stanza; earlier fot-ku < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese depart + phrase
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Hokku is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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haiku or hokku (ˈhaɪkuː)
 
n , pl -ku
an epigrammatic Japanese verse form in 17 syllables
 
[from Japanese, from hai amusement + ku verse]
 
hokku or hokku
 
n
 
[from Japanese, from hai amusement + ku verse]

hokku (ˈhɒkuː)
 
n , pl -ku
prosody another word for haiku
 
[from Japanese, from hok beginning + ku hemistich]

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