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kilo

/ˈkiːləʊ/ UK
/ˈkiloʊ/ US
/ˈkɪləʊ/ UK, uncommon
/ˈkɪloʊ/ US, uncommon
/kɪˈloː/ South Asia

Rhymes with -iːləʊ, -ɪləʊ

noun kilos

abbreviation, clipping Clipping 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
Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: kilogram, kg, key, kilometer, kilogramme, tonne, ton, pound, brick, moto, catty, kilograms, kilometers, kilogrammes, gram, pounds

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Every language

noun short form of kilogram

Español	kilo, quilo
한국어	킬로 killo
日本語	キロ kiro
中文	公斤 gōngjīn, 千克 qiānkè
हिन्दी	किलो kilo
Kiswahili	kilo
Português	quilo
Français	kilo
Deutsch	Kilo
Italiano	chilo
Ελληνικά	κιλό kiló
Română	kil, chil
Русский	кило́ kiló
العربية	كِيلُو kīlū

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@misc{kilo_2026,
  title = {kilo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kilo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}