NYT Dictionary

ROCOCO

/ɹəˈkəʊkəʊ/
NounAdjectivero-CO-coro-co-co · 3 syllablesGrade 10

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.

Etymology

Origin: French

Borrowed from French rococo.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

arabesquebaroquebizarrebusychichichinoiseriedeformedelaborateelaboratenesselegance

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 32 recorded puzzles:

+20 earlier appearances in the archive.

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