quilo

See also: quilo-

Catalan

Etymology

Clipping of quilogram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈki.lu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈki.lo]

Noun

quilo m (plural quilos)

1. kilo (kilogram)

   Synonym: quilogram

Further reading

• “quilo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

Clipping of quilogramo.

Noun

quilo m (plural quilos)

1. kilo (kilogram)

   Synonym: quilogramo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.lu/

• Rhymes: -ilu
• Hyphenation: qui‧lo

Etymology 1

Clipping of quilograma.

Noun

quilo m (plural quilos)

1. kilo (kilogram)

Derived terms

• quilinho

 

Descendants

• → Kadiwéu: ciilo
• → Tetum: kilu

Etymology 2

From Latin chylus, from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “animal or plant juice”).

Noun

quilo m (plural quilos)

1. chyle (digestive fluid)

Further reading

• “quilo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “quilo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Spanish

Etymology 1

Clipping of quilogramo.

Noun

quilo m (plural quilos)

1. Alternative form of kilo

Etymology 2

Late Latin chȳlus, from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “animal or plant juice”).

Noun

quilo m (uncountable)

1. chyle

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Mapudungun [Term?]

Noun

quilo m (plural quilos)

1. (Chile) Muehlenbeckia hastulata, a climbing plant.

Further reading

• “quilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28