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kilo

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Borrowed from German Kilo.

noun kilo · VII

  1. kilogram

In English

  • kilo short form of kilogram
  • kilogram unit of mass equal to 1000 grams
  • grain unit of mass notionally based on grain's weight

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"kilo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/kilo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kilo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kilo

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"kilo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kilo.

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

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-kilo.flac.