Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kino

/ˈkiːnəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: ki-no
IPA: /ˈkiːnəʊ/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Especially good or sophisticated cinema.

Uncountable

adj

Grand, cinematic, especially in regards to cinema or other cultural media.

noun

Physical contact with another person, touch.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Man, I hate Marvel movies, but Scorsese, now that's some real kino."
"This game is absolutely kino."
"I noticed, however, that the more interested the 11 became, the more kino the 10 gave me."
"It is the specific pacing of escalating kino that is important, not the physical touches."
"There's no way for me to find out a girl's attitude toward kino without giving it a try and pushing some limits, so I never miss an opportunity to touch her."

Etymology

18th century. Perhaps borrowed from Mandingo cano, or from a language of the East Indies.

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: cano, кино́

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkiːnəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

kinos (plural) more kino (comparative) most kino (superlative)

Derived Forms

kinoin kinone capekino kinosseur

Phrases

Cochin kino gum kino kino gum kino red kinotannic acid

Synonyms

pterocarpus marsupium gum kino kino gum

Homonyms

keno keeno

Rhymes With

casino amino filipino dino pinot cappuccino neutrino vino keno beano palomino sorrentino

Questions

How do you pronounce kino?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkiːnəʊ/.
What does kino mean?: A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine.
Where does kino come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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