Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kano

/kɐˈnoʔ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
kano
IPA
/kɐˈnoʔ/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male American.

Slang

noun

A Western foreigner

Slang

name

A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Kano City.

name

The largest city and state capital of Kano State, Nigeria.

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Kano, initial clipping of Amerikano, ultimately from Spanish americano (“male American”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kanos (plural)

Derived Forms

Kannywood

Rhymes With

nano soprano milano luciano mano chicano delano serrano solano americano napolitano soriano

Questions

How do you pronounce kano?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɐˈnoʔ/.
What does kano mean?
A male American.
Where does kano come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce kano

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