kilo

A2
US /ˈkiloʊ/ UK /ˈkiːləʊ/
noun Freq #10237

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    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 $500 a kilo.

  2. 2
    noun

    one thousand grams

  3. 3
    noun

    Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · one thousand grams kgkilogram
Word family
Derived forms kiloware
Related forms kilo-

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