Kilo

//ˈkiːləʊ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of kilogram. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

    "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. 2
    one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites wordnet
  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. alt-of

Synonyms

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kilogramkilometercaratcentigramchiliachilia-

Example

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"A good specimen might weigh up to a kilo."

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icao spelling alphabetinternational system of units

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