kino

¹ American  

[kee-noh] / ˈki noʊ /

noun

plural

kinos

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.

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

"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

"E launa kino kaua," wahi a Kaonohiokala, "oia wale no ka mea e pono ai ke hanaia imua o'u."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

A makaukau ka hale, iho aku la o Waka e halawai kino me Kekalukaluokewa, no ka mea, ua mokumokuahua kona manawa i ke aloha ia Kekalukaluokewa.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Because the product of this tree first brought Australian kino into medical notice, it is often in old books called `Botany Bay Gum-tree.'

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis