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Portuguese
Etymology
From quilo- (“kilo-”) + metro (“meter, metre”), calque of French kilomètre.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: qui‧lô‧me‧tro
Noun
quilômetro m (plural quilômetros) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)
- (measure) kilometre, kilometer, a unit of length equal to 1000 metres or meters
Coordinate terms
- metro (1/1000 quilômetro), milha (traditional Portuguese equivalent)
Descendants