kilo

/ˈkiloʊ/
noun
  1. A unit of weight equal to 1,000 grams, used especially for food and other everyday items.
    • Please add half a kilo of sugar to the shopping list.
    • I bought a kilo of apples at the market.
    • The baby weighed three and a half kilos at birth.
  2. A short form of 'kilogram' or 'kilometer' used in informal speech.
    • The package weighs about two kilos.
    • He ran five kilos this morning.
    • We drove another ten kilos before stopping.
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