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kino¹

  • /ˈkiːnəʊ/ UK

Sounds like keno · Rhymes with -iːnəʊ

Where it comes from

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

noun kinos

  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.

kino²

  • /ˈkiːnəʊ/ UK

Sounds like keno · Rhymes with -iːnəʊ

Where it comes from

From Russian кино́ (kinó, “movie; cinema”), via Kino-Eye and Dziga Vertov's identification of his film Man with a Movie Camera as "ABSOLUTE KINOGRAPHY".

noun kinos

  1. Internet, uncountable, usually Especially good or sophisticated cinema. Man, I hate Marvel movies, but Scorsese, now that's some real kino.

    Similar: masterpiece, gem

adjective more kino · most kino

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

    Similar: awesome, cool

kino³

  • /ˈkiːnəʊ/ UK

Sounds like keno · Rhymes with -iːnəʊ

Where it comes from

Coined by Ross Jeffries, from kinesthesia.

noun

  1. uncountable Physical contact with another person, touch. I noticed, however, that the more interested the 11 became, the more kino the 10 gave me.

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@misc{kino_2026,
  title = {kino},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kino},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}