# Hollywood
## English
### Etymology

The name of the neighbourhood in Los Angeles (sense 1) was coined by real estate developer H. J. Whitley, from holly +‎ wood. By metonymy, it became the name of the industry, and eventually also a name for decadence.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: hŏlʹ-ē-wo͝od
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈhɒ.li.wʊd/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈhɑ.li.wʊd/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Hyphenation: Hol‧ly‧wood
* Rhymes: -ɒliwʊd

### Proper noun

Hollywood (countable and uncountable, plural Hollywoods)
* A neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry.
    Synonym: (historical) Hollywoodland
* (metonymically) The American motion picture industry, regardless of location.
    Synonym: (historical) Hollywoodland
** 2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 55:Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
* Other places in the United States:
** A town in Jackson County, Alabama.
** A neighborhood and historic district in Homewood, Jefferson County, Alabama.
** A city in Broward County, Florida.
** An unincorporated community in Habersham County, Georgia.
** An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, named for a large holly tree.
** An unincorporated community and township in Carver County, Minnesota.
** An unincorporated community in Tunica County, Mississippi.
** An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri.
** A neighborhood of Ruidoso, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
** A neighborhood in north-east Portland, Oregon.
** A neighborhood of Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
** An unincorporated community in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
** A town in Charleston County, South Carolina.
** A neighborhood in north Memphis, Tennessee.
** An unincorporated community in Appomattox County, Virginia.
** An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
** An unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia.
** Former name of MacArthur, West Virginia.
* A village in west County Wicklow, Ireland.
* A village in Wythall parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0877).
* A barangay of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines
    Coordinate terms: Alingarog, Bagua, Banaag, Banahao, Baras, Barbo, Bitaugan, Bucao, Buenavista, Bungtod, Cagdara-o, Cagusu-an, Camparang, Campoyong, Canawayon, Cantahay, Casuguran, Cogon, Culasi, Dalaragan, Gahoy, Habag, Hagna, Hamorawon, Hollywood, Inapulangan, Lupok, Mayana, Ngolos, Pagbabangnan, Pagnamitan, Poblacion Ward 1, Poblacion Ward 10, Poblacion Ward 11, Poblacion Ward 12, Poblacion Ward 2, Poblacion Ward 3, Poblacion Ward 4, Poblacion Ward 4-A, Poblacion Ward 5, Poblacion Ward 6, Poblacion Ward 7, Poblacion Ward 8, Poblacion Ward 9, Poblacion Ward 9-A, Salug, San Antonio, San Jose, San Juan, San Pedro, Santo Niño, Sapao, Sulangan, Suluan, Surok, Tagporo, Taytay, Timala, Trinidad, Victory Island — barangays of Guiuan
* A nickname for someone involved with the film industry or celebrity culture.
* A surname

#### Derived terms

* Bollywood
* go Hollywood
* Hezbollywood
* Hollyweird
* Hollywoke
* Hollywood accounting
* Hollywood bed
* Hollywood bookkeeping
* Hollywood ending
* Hollywoodesque
* Hollywoodian
* Hollywoodish
* Hollywood moment
* Hollywood principle
* Hollywood wax
* Jewlywood
* Kannywood
* New Hollywood
* Nollywood
* Ollywood
* Pallywood
* Pedowood (derogatory)
* Urduwood (India, derogatory)

#### Related terms

* holly
* Hollywoodland
* wood

#### Translations
### Adjective

Hollywood (comparative more Hollywood, superlative most Hollywood)
* Resembling or relating to the Hollywood movie industry.
** 2002, Jon E. Lewis, Hollywood v. Hard Core: How the Struggle Over Censorship Created the Modern Film Industry‎, pages 168–169:As many critics pointed out, the timely (but mostly tame and light) comedy was not too controversial, but too popular, too American, and too Hollywood to headline a festival that was scheduled to screen the likes of Robert Bresson's Un Feme Douce, Jean-Luc Godard's Le Gai Savior, Eric Rohmer's My Night at Maud's, Agnes Varda's Lion's Love, Paola Pier Pasolini's Pigpen, and Bo Widenberg's Adelen '31.
** 2007, Jason Isbell, Dress Blues:What did they say when they shipped you away to fight somebody's Hollywood war?
** 2013, Marc Raymond, Hollywood's New Yorker: The Making of Martin Scorsese‎, page 68:The film is at once too Hollywood and too realistic. It is tied to genre conventions while stylistically following the new code of realism, especially with regard to mise-en-scène and performance.
* Of or characteristic of a Hollywood film.
** 2002, Kirse Granat May, Golden State, Golden Youth:A Time reporter called Reagan "Hollywood handsome and remarkably youthful in appearance", a candidate who had "rattled political seismographs from coast to coast."

### Noun

Hollywood (plural Hollywoods)
* A waxing practice that removes all of the pubic hair, unlike a Brazilian which leaves a small strip behind.
** 2009, Shane Watson, How to Meet a Man After Forty and Other Midlife Dilemmas:If you ask the woman who does your waxing she will tell you that everyone is asking for Brazilians or Hollywoods, including Gwyneth Paltrow […]

### Verb

Hollywood (third-person singular simple present Hollywoods, present participle Hollywooding, simple past and past participle Hollywooded)
* To engage in Hollywooding (various senses).

### See also

* Holywood

## Catalan
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Hollywood.

### Proper noun

Hollywood ?
* Hollywood (a neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry)

## French
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Hollywood.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔ.li.wud/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Hollywood ?
* Hollywood (a neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry)
* (metonymically) Hollywood (the American motion picture industry, regardless of location)

#### Related terms

* hollywoodesque
* hollywoodien

## German
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Hollywood.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɔliwʊt/, /ˈhɔlivʊt/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Hollywood n (proper noun, genitive Hollywoods or (optionally with an article) Hollywood)
* Hollywood (a neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry)
* (metonymically) Hollywood (the American motion picture industry, regardless of location)

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Hollywood.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔl.li.vud/, /ˈɔl.li.wud/
* Rhymes: -ɔllivud, -ɔlliwud

### Proper noun

Hollywood f
* Hollywood (a neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry)
* (metonymically) Hollywood (the American motion picture industry, regardless of location)

#### Related terms

* hollywoodiano

### References

* ↑ Hollywood in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
* ↑ Hollywood in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Hollywood.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌʁɔ.liˈwu.d͡ʒi/ [ˌhɔ.liˈwu.d͡ʒi]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌʁɔ.liˈwu.d͡ʒi/ [ˌhɔ.liˈwu.d͡ʒi]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˌʁɔ.liˈwu.d͡ʒi/ [ˌχɔ.liˈwu.d͡ʒi]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˌʁɔ.liˈwu.de/ [ˌhɔ.liˈwu.de]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɔˈlju.dɨ/ [ɔˈlju.ðɨ]

### Proper noun

Hollywood f
* Hollywood (a neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry)
* (metonymically) Hollywood (the American motion picture industry, regardless of location)

#### Related terms

* hollywoodesco
* hollywoodiano

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Hollywood.

### Proper noun

Hollywood m
* Hollywood (a neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry)
* (metonymically) Hollywood (the American motion picture industry, regardless of location)

#### Related terms

* hollywoodense, hollywoodiense