kino

¹

[kee-noh]

noun

plural

kinos 

1. (in Europe) a movie theater; cinema.

Kino

²

[kee-noh]

noun

1. Eusebio Francisco Padre KinoFather Kino, 1645?–1711, Tyrolean-born explorer and missionary in SW North America.

kino

/ ˈkiːnəʊ /

noun

1. Also called: kino gum. a dark red resin obtained from various tropical plants, esp an Indian leguminous tree, Pterocarpus marsupium, used as an astringent and in tanning

Word History and Origins

Origin of kino¹

First recorded in 1925–30; from German, shortened form of Kinematograph, from French cinématographe “movie camera/projector”; cinematograph

Word History and Origins

Origin of kino¹

C18: of West African origin; related to Mandingo keno

Example Sentences

Palas, pal′as, n. a small bushy Punjab bean, yielding a kind of kino, Butea gum.

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We occasionally use it in the following form for red water and chronic dysentery:— Powdered kino, 20 grains.

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It feels no shame for its sex kinos.

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"Vot kino!" they repeat after her, as the lesson draws to an end, "there's the cinema!"

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Eucalyptus rostrata and other species yield eucalyptus or red gum, which must be distinguished from Botany Bay kino.

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When To Use

What else does kino mean?

Kino can variously refer to a category of art-house cinema on internet message boards, an experimental film movement, or, controversially, a term for intimate touch among so-called pickup artists.