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keno

/ˈkiːnəʊ/

keno noun: a gambling game, a variety of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.

Noun

keno (uncountable)

  1. A gambling game, a variety of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
    • 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, published 2005, page 41

Proper noun capitalized: Keno

Keno

  1. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Keno City.
  2. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Keno Hill.
  3. A region of Yukon, Canada, the region around Keno Hill and Keno City.

Forms of keno

alternative formkeeno
alternative formquino

Origin of keno

From French quine, with reference to a set of five winning lottery numbers.

From keno (“gambling game”). The hill and region are named after the city.

Words formed from keno

Words that rhyme with keno

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Questions about keno

What does keno mean?
Keno means a gambling game, a variety of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
What part of speech is keno?
Keno can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce keno?
Keno is pronounced /ˈkiːnəʊ/ (UK).

Words near keno in the dictionary

  1. Kennisons
  2. Kennon
  3. Kennons
  4. Kennoway
  5. Kenny
  6. keno
  7. Keno City
  8. Keno Hill
  9. Kenockee
  10. kenogenesis
  11. kenogenetic

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