kilo

kilo

1. Alternative letter-case form of Kilo of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːləʊ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkiloʊ/
• Hyphenation: ki‧lo
• Rhymes: -iːləʊ

kilo (plural kilos)

1. Clipping of kilogram.
   • 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:

     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.

2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

• kilo-

• Ilok, Loki

Borrowed from Spanish kilo.

kilo

1. kilo(gram)

From English kilo or clipping of English kilogram.

kilo

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) kilogram

• K

Clipping of kilogramm (“kilogram”)

• Hyphenation: ki‧lo

kilo

1. kilo

• “kilo”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Clipping of kilogram.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɪlo]
• Hyphenation: ki‧lo

kilo n

1. kilo, short for kilogram
2. (informal) a hundred crowns (Czech currency)

   Synonym: stovka f

• litr m
• tác m
• bůr m
• pade f
• pětka f
• kačka f

• kilo in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• kilo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiloː/

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kilo c or n (plural kilo's, diminutive kilootje n)

1. Abbreviation of kilogram.

• → Aukan: kilo
• → Kari'na: kiro

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈk̟ilo̞]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification^(key): ki‧lo

Clipping of kilogramma (“kilogram”)

kilo

1. kilogram, kilo

• “2. kilo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Probably kileä +‎ -o. Cognate with Karelian kilo.

kilo

1. (chiefly poetic) shine, gleam

• kilottaa

• “1. kilo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

• Koli, loki, olki

From the prefix kilo-.

• IPA^(key): /ki.lo/

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kilo m (plural kilos)

1. kilo
2. (colloquial, singular or plural) a large quantity

• → Kaba: kìlō

• “kilo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.lo/, [ˈti.lo]

kilo

1. to watch, gaze

Borrowed from Russian кило (kilo).

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈkiɫo̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈkiɫo̞]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: ki‧lo

kilo

1. Short for kilogramma: kilo
   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 94:

     Dƶindaun rattail oli 30 killoa munnaa, 40 killoa föklää i kilo sukuria.

     In Džindau's carts there were 30 kilos of potatoes, 40 kilos of beetroot and a kilo of sugar.

From kili (“goat”) +‎ -o.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈkiɫo̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkiloi̯/, [ˈkiɫo̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -ilo, -iloi̯
• Hyphenation: ki‧lo

kilo

1. Synonym of kili

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 165

kilo

1. kilogram

kilo m (invariable)

1. alternative form of kilograms

kilo m (plural kilos)

1. (Jersey) kilo

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰilo/

kilo

1. kilo, kilogramme

   Synonym: kilográmˈmá

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

• gilo

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

From Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi), via French kilo.

• IPA^(key): /çiːlu/, [ˈçiː.lʊ]

kilo m (definite singular kiloen, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloene)

kilo n (definite singular kiloet, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa or kiloene)

1. a kilo (1000 grammes)
2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

• kilogram

• “kilo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi), via French kilo.

• IPA^(key): /çiːlu/, [ˈçiː.lʊ]

kilo m (definite singular kiloen, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa)

kilo n (definite singular kiloet, indefinite plural kilo, definite plural kiloa)

1. a kilo (1000 grammes)
2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

• kilogram

• “kilo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.lɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ilɔ
• Syllabification: ki‧lo

kilo n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) kilogram
2. (colloquial, rare) any other unit whose name starts with kilo-, like the kilometre

• kilo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kilo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

kilo m (plural kile)

1. stake

kilo n (plural kilo)

1. Alternative form of kil

kilo (Cyrillic spelling кило)

1. vocative singular of kila

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiɫɔ/

kilo n (genitive singular kila, nominative plural kilá, genitive plural kíl, declension pattern of mesto)

1. kilo, short for kilogram

• kilový
• kilečko

• “kilo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

kilo

1. accusative/instrumental singular of kila

• quilo (rare)

Clipping of kilogramo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/ [ˈki.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: ki‧lo

kilo m (plural kilos)

1. kilo (kilogram)

   Synonyms: kilogramo, quilo, quilogramo

2. the letter K in the Spanish spelling alphabet
3. (Spain, colloquial, historical) a million pesetas

   Coordinate term: talego

4. (Spain, colloquial) a million euros

• “kilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Borrowed from German Kilo.

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kilo (n class, plural kilo) or kilo (ki-vi class, plural vilo)

1. kilogram

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕiːlʊ/, (now chiefly regional) /ˈkiːlʊ/
• Rhymes: -¹iːlʊ

kilo n

1. kilo, short form of kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams)

• kilo-

• olik

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiluq. Compare Ilocano nakillo (“winding; twisted; broken (of language)”).

• IPA^(key): /kiˈloʔ/, [kɪˈloʔ]
• Hyphenation: ki‧lo

kilô (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ) (chiefly Batangas)

1. bent; crooked; curved

   Synonyms: baluktot, nakabaluktot, balikuko, nakabalikuko, buktot

• quilo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

kilô (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ) (chiefly Batangas)

1. quality of being bent, crooked, or curved (of lines, wires, branches, etc.)

   Synonyms: baluktot, kabaluktutan, balikuko, kabalikukuan

2. bent or curved portion of something

Borrowed from Spanish kilo, or analytically, Clipping of kilogramo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈki.lo]
• Hyphenation: ki‧lo

kilo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ)

1. kilo; kilogram
2. act of weighing something in kilograms

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilo/, [ˈki.lo]
• Hyphenation: ki‧lo

kilo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓ)

1. rafter; crossbeam that supports the roofing

• batangan

• “kilo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

From French kilo.

kilo (definite accusative kiloyu, plural kilolar)

1. Clipping of kilogram.

Borrowed from Russian кило́ (kiló).

kilo

1. kilogram, kilo

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “килограмм”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika