kino

Plural: kinos

Noun

• a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning
• East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning
• 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.
• Especially good or sophisticated cinema.
• Physical contact with another person, touch.

Adj

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

Examples

• "Man, I hate Marvel movies, but Scorsese, now that's some real kino."
• "This game is absolutely kino."

Synonyms

gum kino, kino gum, Pterocarpus marsupium