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kano¹

  • /kɐˈnoʔ/ Philippines

Where it comes from

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

noun kanos

  1. Philippines, slang A male American.
  2. Philippines, broadly, slang A Western foreigner

Kano²

  • /ˈkɑːnoʊ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hausa Kanṑ.

proper noun

  1. A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Kano City.
  2. The largest city and state capital of Kano State, Nigeria.

Kano³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 狩野 (Kano) or Japanese 加納 (Kanō).

proper noun Kanos

  1. A surname from Japanese.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lagos, tripoli, cano, kanu, conyo boy, kanto boy, takatak boy, conyo, chick boy, tito, goo-goo, carabao english, bakla, sannup, chico, chickboy

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"kano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kano. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kano. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kano

Chicago

"kano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kano.

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@misc{kano_2026,
  title = {kano},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kano},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}