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Kos
kos
Kosciuszko, Mount
koseki
kosher
Kosovo
Kota Baharu
Kota Kinabalu
koto
kotuku
kotwal
kotwali
koulibiaca
koumiss
kouprey
kouros
Kowloon
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koto

ko·to [ kṓtō ] (plural ko·tos)


noun 
Definition:
 
Japanese stringed instrument: a Japanese musical instrument resembling a zither, with strings stretched over a convex wooden sounding board. It is plucked using three picks worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger.

[Late 18th century. < Japanese]
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