калория

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French calorie. Coined as a unit of heat by Nicolas Clément in the 19th century.

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Noun

кало́рия (kalórijaf (relational adjective калори́ен)

  1. (thermodynamics) calorie (amount of energy necessary to heat up 1g of water by 1°C)

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References

  • калория”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • калория”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French calorie.

Pronunciation

Noun

кало́рия (kalórijaf inan (genitive кало́рии, nominative plural кало́рии, genitive plural кало́рий)

  1. calorie
    • 1952, “Основы рационального питания”, in Книга о вкусной и здоровой пище, Москва: Пищепромиздат; English translation from The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food, (Please provide a date or year):
      Потре́бность в опредё́ленном коли́честве пи́щи при́нято выража́ть в тепловы́х едини́цах — кало́риях.
      Potrébnostʹ v opredjólennom kolíčestve píšči prínjato vyražátʹ v teplovýx jedinícax — kalórijax.
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