kino

(Engels)

Noun

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.

Adj

Grand, cinematic, especially in regards to cinema or other cultural media.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkiːnəʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

18th century. Perhaps borrowed from Mandingo cano, or from a language of the East Indies.

Synoniemen

gum kino

kino gum

Pterocarpus marsupium

East India kino

Malabar kino