Definition
A unit of weight equal to 1,000 grams (2.2 pounds); short for kilogram.
Etymology
From French 'kilo-' prefix meaning 'thousand,' derived from Greek 'chilioi.' Adopted into English in the 1800s when the metric system spread from France.
Kelly Says
Kilo' is one of the few metric prefixes that became a standalone word in everyday speech—most people say 'kilo' rather than 'kilogram,' even though it literally means 'thousand-gram' and technically needs to attach to another word!
Translations
ARالعربية
كيلوغرام
kee-loh-gram
CACatalà
quilogram
kee-loh-gram
FAفارسی
کیلوگرم
kee-loh-gram
HAHA
kilogram
kee-loh-gram
HEעברית
קילוגרם
ki-loh-gram
HUMagyar
kilogramm
kee-loh-gramm
IDBahasa Indonesia
kilo
kee-loh
IGIG
kilogram
kee-loh-gram
ITItaliano
chilogrammo
chee-loh-gram-moh
KKKK
килограмм
kee-loh-gramm
MSBahasa Melayu
kilogram
kee-loh-gram
NLNederlands
kilo
kee-loh
PLPolski
kilogram
kee-loh-gram
PTPortuguês
quilograma
kee-loh-gra-mah
RORomână
kilogram
kee-loh-gram
RUРусский
килограмм
ki-lo-gramm
SWKiswahili
kilogramu
kee-loh-gram-oo
TLTL
kilogram
kee-loh-gram
UKУкраїнська
кілограм
kee-loh-gram
URاردو
کلوگرام
kee-loh-gram
VITiếng Việt
ki-lô
kee-loh
YOYO
kilogram
kee-loh-gram
ZUZU
kilogram
kee-loh-gram