East India kino
- noun
- Archaic
:
kino de las Indias Orientales
- A reddish stain marked the bark, evidence of East India kino oozing from the tree.
Examples
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Traditional tanners used East India kino for its strong astringent properties.
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The extract from East India kino was prescribed in herbal medicine.
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The doctor prescribed East India kino for its medicinal properties.
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Many herbalists use East India kinos in their remedies.
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The extract from East India kino was prescribed in herbal medicine.
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Many herbalists use East India kino in their remedies for treating various ailments.
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Traditional tanners valued East India kino for its use in creating durable leather.
Synonyms
A reddish or black sticky substance from some tropical trees used to make medicine and treat leather
A red or black sticky substance from tropical trees that people use to tan leather and treat wounds
A reddish sticky substance from tropical trees used to make leather and as a medicine
A reddish-brown dried gum from eucalyptus trees used for tanning and medicine
A reddish dried juice from the dhak tree used to make skin and leather feel tight
A reddish dried juice from the dhak tree used to dye cloth and to help heal wounds
A dark red sticky substance from tropical trees used to make a shiny coat for wood and in medicine
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase simply combines 'kino' (a sticky, medicinal/tanning gum) with the locative modifier 'East India' to indicate origin; the overall referent is transparently the kino from East India. This is a straightforward compositional pattern (geographic modifier + noun) rather than an idiom, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would understand the meaning.
Etymology
East India kino comes from the red, sticky tree sap called kino that came from trees in East India and nearby islands. Traders sold this bright red juice for 'medicine' and for tanning leather, so the name now refers to that reddish resin used in those ways.
