/boon rah"kooh/ , n. ( sometimes cap. )
a form of Japanese puppet theater in which puppeteers, dressed in black and visible to the audience, manipulate large puppets to the accompaniment of a chanted narration and musical instruments.
[ 1915-30; Bunraku ( -za ), an Osaka theater of 1789-1801, lit., literature enjoyment (theater) wén + lè ]