kino
A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood…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.
Meaning
3 senses(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.
a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning
(Internet, uncountable, usually)Especially good or sophisticated cinema.
Man, I hate Marvel movies, but Scorsese, now that's some real kino.
(uncountable)Physical contact with another person, touch.
Origin
18th century. Perhaps borrowed from Mandingo cano, or from a language of the East Indies.18th century. Perhaps borrowed from Mandingo cano, or from a language of the East Indies.
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".
Coined by Ross Jeffries, from kinesthesia.
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Forms
plural: kinosSynonyms
3 synonyms- East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning:Pterocarpus marsupium
- a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning:gum kinokino gum
Word family
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