kito

See also: Kito and kitō

English

Noun

kito (uncountable)

1. (Nigeria, LGBTQ) A type of blackmail on LGBT people
   • 2023 May 15, Ian Wafula, Tamasin Ford, “The Nigerians lured into a trap and blackmailed for being gay”, in BBC News‎^[1]:

     This type of blackmail, where an LGBT person is entrapped, is known in Nigeria's gay community as "kito" - the exact origin of the term is unclear. BBC Africa Eye interviewed 21 people in all about their experiences of being "kito'd".

   • 2023 May 16, Dylan Reber, “Gay Men in Nigeria Targeted in Dating App Extortion Scheme”, in Advocate‎^[2]:

     One LGBTQ+ advocacy group that works with Nigerians told BBC Africa Eye that, each week, 15 to 20 people reach out to them with similar stories of entrapment and extortion. The scheme is known in Nigeria's gay community as "kito."

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈtoʔ/ [kiˈtoʔ]
• Hyphenation: ki‧to

Noun

kitô (plural kirito, Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓ)

1. (Naga, vulgar) coitus; sexual intercourse

   Synonyms: kayo, sulpanit

Derived terms

• kituon
• magkito
• parakito

 

Japanese

Romanization

kito

1. Rōmaji transcription of きと

Javanese

Etymology 1

Pronoun

kito

1. Nonstandard spelling of kita.

Etymology 2

Noun

kito

1. Nonstandard spelling of kitha.

Laboya

Noun

kito

1. knife

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “kito”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 52

Marshallese

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [kiːdˠo], (enunciated) [ki tˠo]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kijtˠew/
• Bender phonemes: {kiytȩw}

Noun

kito

1. ringworm
2. fungus

Verb

kito

1. to have ringworm
2. to have fungus

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.tɔ/
• Rhymes: -itɔ
• Syllabification: ki‧to

Noun

kito f

1. vocative singular of kita

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kito (Cyrillic spelling кито)

1. vocative singular of kita

Slovene

Noun

kíto

1. accusative/instrumental singular of kíta

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

kito (ki-vi class, plural vito)

1. jewel

   Synonym: johari