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kero en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Abbreviation of kerosene.

Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, uncountable) Kerosene.
   • ‘Need a bit more kero,’ he'd say. ‘How about trotting down to town for it?’ 1979, Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Nelson, page 129:
   • The hessian hut glowed yellow with the light of a kero lamp. 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 293:

Deriveds

kero tin

kero en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. A type of wooden drinking vessel produced by the Incas.

Forms

Translations (3)

pt quero (Inca wooden drinking vessel) · ko 케로 (Inca wooden drinking vessel) · pt kero (Inca wooden drinking vessel)