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"Kilo" is a form of "kilo", an abbreviation which is often translated as "kilo". "Quilo" is a form of "quilo", a noun which is often translated as "chyle". Learn more about the difference between "kilo" and "quilo" below.
kilo(
kee
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loh
)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
1. (kilogram)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (colloquial) (a lot)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. loads (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Me comí un helado con kilos de jarabe de chocolate.I ate an ice cream with loads of chocolate syrup.
3. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (a million pesetas) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. one million pesetas (colloquial) (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Gastamos tres kilos en la camioneta nueva.We spent three million pesetas on the new van.
la quilo, el quilo(
kee
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loh
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. kilo
Compré un quilo de harina y un quilo de azúcar para hacer el bizcocho.I bought one kilo of flour and one kilo of sugar to bake the cake.
