English Online Dictionary. What means keno? What does keno mean?
English
Etymology
From French quine, with reference to a set of five winning lottery numbers.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkiːnəʊ/
- Rhymes: -iːnəʊ
Noun
keno (uncountable)
- A gambling game, a variety of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
- 1971, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Harper Perennial 2005), page 41:
- Memories of this night are extremely hazy. All I have, for guide-pegs, is a pocketful of keno cards and cocktail napkins, all covered with scribbled notes.
- 1971, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Harper Perennial 2005), page 41:
Derived terms
Anagrams
- Koen, Kone
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkeno]
- Rhymes: -eno
- Hyphenation: ke‧no
Etymology 1
From German Kien.
Noun
keno (uncountable, accusative kenon)
- fatwood ("a heartwood of pine trees")
Etymology 2
From English keno, from French quine, ultimately from Latin quīnī (“five each, five at a time”). Doublet of kvin, Pompejo, and punĉo.
Noun
keno (uncountable, accusative kenon)
- keno
See also
- loterio
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeno/, [ˈk̟e̞no̞]
- Rhymes: -eno
- Syllabification(key): ke‧no
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *keno (compare Estonian kenus), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kenwuz (later *kinnuz), albeit the semantic development would not be entirely clear.
Adjective
keno (comparative kenompi, superlative kenoin)
- (rare) slanted, tilted
Usage notes
Rarely used as an adjective, but the inessive, illative and elative forms are commonly used as adverbs.
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From English keno, from French quine.
Noun
keno
- keno (gambling game)
Declension
Anagrams
- keon, koen, kone