kito

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."

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

kitô (plural kirito, Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓ)

1. (Naga, vulgar) coitus; sexual intercourse

   Synonyms: kayo, sulpanit

kito

1. Rōmaji transcription of きと

kito

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

kito

1. knife

• 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

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

kito

1. ringworm
2. fungus

kito

1. to have ringworm
2. to have fungus

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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

kito f

1. vocative singular of kita

kito (Cyrillic spelling кито)

1. vocative singular of kita

kíto

1. accusative/instrumental singular of kíta

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kito class VII (plural vito class VIII)

1. jewel

   Synonym: johari