gino

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gino"

English

Etymology

From the Italian forename Gino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒinoʊ/

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Noun

gino (plural ginos)

1. (US, Canada, slang, derogatory) A person of Mediterranean (especially Italian) descent, stereotypically regarded as shallow and materialistic.
   • 1993, Purdue Research Foundation, Romance Languages Annual:

     Ginos are essentially teenagers of Italian background who take on what they think are traits that characterize an Italian...

   • 1994, Marcel Danesi, Cool: The Signs and Meanings of Adolescence:

     Ginos and Ginas typically came from Italian households, wore stylish clothing, and listened to disco-type music.

   • 2000, "[+//Tania//-]", "They're not going there just to get high" (discussion on Internet newsgroup alt.rave)

     Not all ginos and ginas are the same, just becuz you've come across a couple you hate, doesn't mean you hate them all. ... Where I live it is probably 99% ginos and ginas and I get along with them just fine, in fact, my boyfriend is a gino.

See also

• Guido, guido
• Guidette, guidette

See also

• gino-sho (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• Gion, Goin, INGO, go in, goin, goin', ingo, ogin

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈno/, [ɡɪˈnɔ]
• Hyphenation: gi‧no

Noun

ginó f 

1. creation
   • Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language]‎^[1], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 2:

     Faylaa kee Saare ginô Rabbi le.

     Our Lord of creation is worthy of praise and praisesongs.

2. braiding
3. kind, type

Declension

Declension of ginó
absolutive	ginó
predicative	ginó
subjective	ginó
genitive	ginó
Postpositioned forms l-case ginól k-case ginók t-case ginót h-case ginóh

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gino”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN