kino

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈkiːnəʊ/

Definition of kino

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.
  2. (Internet, uncountable, usually)Especially good or sophisticated cinema.
    “Man, I hate Marvel movies, but Scorsese, now that's some real kino.”
  3. (uncountable)Physical contact with another person, touch.
    “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.”

adj

  1. (Internet)Grand, cinematic, especially in regards to cinema or other cultural media.
    “This game is absolutely kino.”

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Etymology

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

Words you can make from kino

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4-letter words

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3-letter words

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2-letter words

6 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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