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Catalan
Etymology
Clipping of quilogram.
Pronunciation
Noun
quilo m (plural quilos)
- kilo (kilogram)
- Synonym: quilogram
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Galician
Etymology
Clipping of quilogramo.
Noun
quilo m (plural quilos)
- kilo (kilogram)
- Synonym: quilogramo
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ilu
- Hyphenation: qui‧lo
Etymology 1
Clipping of quilograma.
Noun
quilo m (plural quilos)
- kilo (kilogram)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Latin chylus, from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “animal or plant juice”).
Noun
quilo m (plural quilos)
- chyle (digestive fluid)
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Spanish
Etymology 1
Clipping of quilogramo.
Noun
quilo m (plural quilos)
- Alternative form of kilo
Etymology 2
Late Latin chȳlus, from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “animal or plant juice”).
Noun
quilo m (uncountable)
- chyle
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Mapudungun
Noun
quilo m (plural quilos)
- (Chile) Muehlenbeckia hastulata, a climbing plant.
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 331:Para que el cabello crezca hermoso, es bueno hacerlo cortar, en la mañana de San Jan, por la mano «de un Juan que esté creciendo» (es decir, de un niño que se llama Juan), y enterrarlo en seguida al pie de una mata de quilo, arbusto de crecimiento muy rápido.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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