Kano

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Hausa Kanṑ. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɑːnoʊ/ ==== Proper noun ==== Kano A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Kano City. The largest city and state capital of Kano State, Nigeria. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Japanese 狩野 (Kano) or Japanese 加納 (Kanō). ==== Proper noun ==== Kano (plural Kanos) A surname from Japanese. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kano is the 38902nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 567 individuals. Kano is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (58.2%), White (22.22%) and Mixed Race (11.64%) individuals. === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kano”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 273. === Anagrams === KAON, Kona, NKAO, kaon, koan, kōan == Hausa == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ká.nòː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kə́.nòː] === Proper noun === Kanṑ f Kano (a state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone) Kano (a city, the state capital of Kano State, Nigeria) === Further reading === Kano on the Hausa Wikipedia.Wikipedia ha == Japanese == === Romanization === Kano Rōmaji transcription of かの == Tagalog == === Etymology === Clipping of Amerikano. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈnoʔ/ [kɐˈn̪oʔ] Rhymes: -oʔ Syllabification: Ka‧no === Noun === Kanô (feminine Kana, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜓ) (slang, sometimes offensive, ethnic slur) A male American; a male person from the United States an ethnic white or caucasian-looking foreigner, usually of European descent with light-coloured skin, especially from the United States or by extension, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or etc. ==== Usage notes ==== The term usually carries a stereotypical connotation regarding Americans, such as the aquiline nose and white skin color, and it can be an ethnic slur depending on context. The second sense is used informally by extension usually to those of foreign strangers with likeness to that of stereotypical White Americans of European descent that the speaker is not familiar with or has not confirmed which country they come from. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “Kano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Zorc, David Paul (1981), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 75 Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 72 === Anagrams === nako == Yoruba == === Etymology === From Hausa Kanṑ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ká.nò/ === Proper noun === Kánò Kano (a city, the state capital of Kano State, Nigeria) Kano (a state of Nigeria) Kano Emirate (a historical emirate in Nigeria)