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• kino
  kino

  noun

  (in Europe) a movie theater; cinema.
• Kino
  Kino

  noun

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

kino

¹ American  

[kee-noh] / ˈki noʊ /

noun

kinos plural

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

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Kino ² American  

[kee-noh] / ˈki noʊ /

noun

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

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kino British  

/ 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

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Usage

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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• kinos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of kino

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

Example Sentences

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kino Kino kinos

"It's kino," he tells me—the Bicol word for rat.

From Slate ● Feb. 29, 2012

The tram that used to run downtown has disappeared, and a new wing has been added to the elementary school I attended, but the old kino, which I recognized instantly, is still a movie theater.

From Time Magazine Archive

For roughness or dryness, alum, oak sawdust, rhatany or kino.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by

It may be procured also from several other sources, such as oak, horse chestnut, sumach, and cinchona barks, catechu, kino, &c.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

Dr. Pereira seems to think this species of kino consists principally of pectin and tannic acid.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

"We're just excited to host them here, and we're going to give them a positive experience," Sarah Hanna, director of the Kino Sports Complex, where the team will train, told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

Would it be greedy to request Kino Lorber return to the vault yet again?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

Kino Bermondsey, the space’s former occupant, shut down in January 2023 after not paying rent for 18 months.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

“We’re now releasing four 4K titles a month,” Richard Lorber, president and CEO of Kino Lorber, said.

From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2024

The world was awake now, and Kino arose and went into his brush house.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

Face lost, Plastiras tried to argue the matter with Damas kinos, and stormed out of the Regent's office crying "Tragos!"

From Time Magazine Archive