kino
Origin of kino
1Other definitions for Kino (2 of 2)
Eusebio Francisco Padre Kino; Father Kino, 1645?–1711, Tyrolean-born explorer and missionary in SW North America.
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How to use kino in a sentence
The women and the basterds come together in a big, explosive ending that hangs on a plan codenamed Operation kino.
I was unable to locate any of the ordinary astringent drugs, such as kino, krameria, or nutgall.
A point of identification left by kino was that the mountain on which he stood in 1698, had been once a volcano.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. CampbellMany historians claim that he was a German and say that his name "kino" was an adaptation of Khn.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbellkino again and again had denied the truth of these charges, but he was not only not believed but was held up as a deliberate liar.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell
It is almost incredible, but Bolton tells us that "kino's endurance in the saddle was worthy of a seasoned cowboy."
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for kino
/ (ˈkiːnəʊ) /
a dark red resin obtained from various tropical plants, esp an Indian leguminous tree, Pterocarpus marsupium, used as an astringent and in tanning: Also called: kino gum
Origin of kino
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