baroco
|ba-ro-co|
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/bəˈroʊkoʊ/
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/bəˈrəʊkəʊ/
ornate, irregular, complex
Etymology
'baroco' originates from Italian and medieval Latin usages. It relates to Italian 'barocco' and Portuguese 'barroco,' words used for an irregular or oddly shaped pearl and later applied to an ornate style.
'baroco' appears in medieval scholastic tradition as the mnemonic name 'Baroco' for a syllogistic form; that usage developed alongside Romance-language words 'barocco' (Italian) and 'barroco' (Portuguese/Spanish) and was taken into English in rare or scholarly contexts.
Initially associated with the notion of an irregular pearl and then with the ornate, elaborate artistic style (baroque), the term came also to serve as a technical name for a logical syllogistic form; its modern presence is chiefly historical or antiquarian.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a traditional scholastic mnemonic name for a particular second-figure syllogistic form; by extension, the syllogism or argument of that form.
The logician classified the inference as a baroco and examined its validity.
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Adjective 1
archaic or rare usage meaning ornate, convoluted, or excessively elaborate (akin to 'baroque').
The novelist's earlier prose had grown oddly baroco, full of twisting metaphors.
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Last updated: 2026/01/17 22:22