kilo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- kĭ′lō
- kĭ-lō′
- /ˈkiloʊ/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɪloʊ/ (General-American, uncommon)
- /ˈkiːləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kɪˈloː/ (South-Asia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɪləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation, uncommon)
- kē′lō
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of kilogram.
alt of kilogram
The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.
2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects as chefs put bugs back on the menu”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2025, page 32:
- (alt-of, qualifier:international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kilos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Translations (49)
uk кіло́ (short form of kilogram) · ru кило́ (short form of kilogram) · yue 啟羅 /启罗 (short form of kilogram) · acw كيلو (short form of kilogram) · fr kilo (short form of kilogram) · ta கிலோ (short form of kilogram) · sv kilo (short form of kilogram) · nb kilo (short form of kilogram) · sl kila (short form of kilogram) · be кіло́ (short form of kilogram) · sk kilo (short form of kilogram) · ar كِيلُو (short form of kilogram) · ko 킬로 (short form of kilogram) · de Kilo (short form of kilogram) · el κιλό (short form of kilogram) · fi kilo (short form of kilogram) · pl kilo (short form of kilogram) · sw kilo (short form of kilogram) · fa کیلو (short form of kilogram) · izh kilo (short form of kilogram) · ca quilo (short form of kilogram) · fo kilo (short form of kilogram) · ccc kilo (short form of kilogram) · ja キロ (short form of kilogram) · pt quilo (short form of kilogram) · gl quilo (short form of kilogram) · it chilo (short form of kilogram) · ka კილო (short form of kilogram) · nrf kilo (short form of kilogram) · yi קילאָ (short form of kilogram) · lv kilo (short form of kilogram) · es kilo (short form of kilogram) · hy կիլո (short form of kilogram) · nn kilo (short form of kilogram) · es quilo (short form of kilogram) · cmn 公斤 (short form of kilogram) · da kilo (short form of kilogram) · hu kiló (short form of kilogram) · hi किलो (short form of kilogram) · th กิโล (short form of kilogram) · cmn 千克 (short form of kilogram) · ro kil (short form of kilogram) · th โล (short form of kilogram) · et kilo (short form of kilogram) · bg кило́ (short form of kilogram) · hak 奇勞 /奇劳 (short form of kilogram) · cs kilo (short form of kilogram) · lo ກິໂລ (short form of kilogram) · ro chil (short form of kilogram)