kito

See also: kītõ, 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."

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kitô (Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓ)

1. (Naga, vulgar) coitus; sexual intercourse

   Synonyms: kayo, sulpanit

Verb

kitô (plural kirito, Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓ)

1. (Naga, vulgar) to have sexual intercourse

   Synonyms: kayo, sulpanit

Derived terms

• kituon
• magkito
• parakito

Japanese

Romanization

kito

1. Rōmaji transcription of きと

Javanese

Romanization

kito

1. eye dialect spelling of kita romanization of ꦏꦶꦠ
2. nonstandard spelling of kitha, romanization of ꦏꦶꦛ

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

• (phonetics) 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

• Abo, Takaji; Bender Byron W.; Capelle, Alfred; DeBrum, Tony (2009–), “kito”, in Marshallese–English Online Dictionary‎^[3]

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 class VII (plural vito class VIII)

1. jewel

   Synonym: johari