Kano

//kɐˈnoʔ// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A male American. Philippines, slang
  2. 2
    A Western foreigner Philippines, broadly, slang
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Kano City.
  2. 2
    A surname from Japanese.
  3. 3
    The largest city and state capital of Kano State, Nigeria.

Synonyms

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afam

Example

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"Kano, pretending to cry has impact from being used sparingly!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Tagalog Kano, initial clipping of Amerikano, ultimately from Spanish americano (“male American”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hausa Kanṑ.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Japanese 狩野 (Kano) or Japanese 加納 (Kanō).

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