diff --git a/lcorolib.c b/lcorolib.c
index 3fc9fb1c..156839e6 100644
--- a/lcorolib.c
+++ b/lcorolib.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int luaB_corunning (lua_State *L) {
 }
 
 
-static int luaB_kill (lua_State *L) {
+static int luaB_close (lua_State *L) {
   lua_State *co = getco(L);
   int status = auxstatus(L, co);
   switch (status) {
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static int luaB_kill (lua_State *L) {
       }
     }
     default:  /* normal or running coroutine */
-      return luaL_error(L, "cannot kill a %s coroutine", statname[status]);
+      return luaL_error(L, "cannot close a %s coroutine", statname[status]);
   }
 }
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg co_funcs[] = {
   {"wrap", luaB_cowrap},
   {"yield", luaB_yield},
   {"isyieldable", luaB_yieldable},
-  {"kill", luaB_kill},
+  {"close", luaB_close},
   {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
diff --git a/manual/manual.of b/manual/manual.of
index 687a5b89..eb4e671d 100644
--- a/manual/manual.of
+++ b/manual/manual.of
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ Unlike @Lid{coroutine.resume},
 the function created by @Lid{coroutine.wrap}
 propagates any error to the caller.
 In this case,
-the function also kills the coroutine @seeF{coroutine.kill}.
+the function also closes the coroutine @seeF{coroutine.close}.
 
 As an example of how coroutines work,
 consider the following code:
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ Similarly, if a coroutine ends with an error,
 it does not unwind its stack,
 so it does not close any variable.
 You should either use finalizers
-or call @Lid{coroutine.kill} to close the variables in these cases.
+or call @Lid{coroutine.close} to close the variables in these cases.
 However, note that if the coroutine was created
 through @Lid{coroutine.wrap},
 then its corresponding function will close all variables
@@ -6351,6 +6351,18 @@ which come inside the table @defid{coroutine}.
 See @See{coroutine} for a general description of coroutines.
 
 
+@LibEntry{coroutine.close (co)|
+
+Closes coroutine @id{co},
+that is,
+closes all its pending to-be-closed variables
+and puts the coroutine in a dead state.
+In case of error closing some variable,
+returns @false plus the error object;
+otherwise returns @true.
+
+}
+
 @LibEntry{coroutine.create (f)|
 
 Creates a new coroutine, with body @id{f}.
@@ -6370,17 +6382,6 @@ it is not inside a non-yieldable @N{C function}.
 
 }
 
-@LibEntry{coroutine.kill (co)|
-
-Kills coroutine @id{co},
-closing all its pending to-be-closed variables
-and putting the coroutine in a dead state.
-In case of error closing some variable,
-returns @false plus the error object;
-otherwise returns @true.
-
-}
-
 @LibEntry{coroutine.resume (co [, val1, @Cdots])|
 
 Starts or continues the execution of coroutine @id{co}.
@@ -6433,7 +6434,7 @@ extra arguments to @id{resume}.
 The function returns the same values returned by @id{resume},
 except the first boolean.
 In case of error,
-the function kills the coroutine and propagates the error.
+the function closes the coroutine and propagates the error.
 
 }
 
diff --git a/testes/coroutine.lua b/testes/coroutine.lua
index db6d074e..198a5870 100644
--- a/testes/coroutine.lua
+++ b/testes/coroutine.lua
@@ -123,23 +123,23 @@ assert(#a == 22 and a[#a] == 79)
 x, a = nil
 
 
--- coroutine kill
+-- coroutine closing
 do
-  -- ok to kill a dead coroutine
+  -- ok to close a dead coroutine
   local co = coroutine.create(print)
-  assert(coroutine.resume(co, "testing 'coroutine.kill'"))
+  assert(coroutine.resume(co, "testing 'coroutine.close'"))
   assert(coroutine.status(co) == "dead")
-  assert(coroutine.kill(co))
+  assert(coroutine.close(co))
 
-  -- cannot kill the running coroutine
-  local st, msg = pcall(coroutine.kill, coroutine.running())
+  -- cannot close the running coroutine
+  local st, msg = pcall(coroutine.close, coroutine.running())
   assert(not st and string.find(msg, "running"))
 
   local main = coroutine.running()
 
-  -- cannot kill a "normal" coroutine
+  -- cannot close a "normal" coroutine
   ;(coroutine.wrap(function ()
-    local st, msg = pcall(coroutine.kill, main)
+    local st, msg = pcall(coroutine.close, main)
     assert(not st and string.find(msg, "normal"))
   end))()
 
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ do
   end)
   coroutine.resume(co)
   assert(X)
-  assert(coroutine.kill(co))
+  assert(coroutine.close(co))
   assert(not X and coroutine.status(co) == "dead")
 
-  -- error killing a coroutine
+  -- error closing a coroutine
   co = coroutine.create(function()
     local <toclose> x = func2close(function (self, err)
       assert(err == nil); error(111)
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ do
     coroutine.yield()
   end)
   coroutine.resume(co)
-  local st, msg = coroutine.kill(co)
+  local st, msg = coroutine.close(co)
   assert(not st and coroutine.status(co) == "dead" and msg == 111)
 
 end