rococo

Meaning

1. rococo (architectural style, all senses)
2. (abstract, derogatory) Relating to old traditions, which may be seen as foolishly outdated; archaic, old-fashioned, obsolete, backwards

Concepts

rococo

Translations

rococò

Rokoko

rococó

rokoko

ροκοκό

rococó

روكوكو

rococo

rococó

çok süslü

rokoko tarzında

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁɔ.kɔ.ko/

Etymology

Undoubtedly, a word from rocaille and barroco, to denote pejoratively a "rock" style, then gone out-of-fashion; invented in 1797 by Pierre-Maurice Quays, pupil of Jacques-Louis David and firebrand of an austere neoclassical style.