ikilo
ee-KEE-loh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikiloee-KEE-lohsoon
Englishkilogram, kilosoon
Frenchkilogramme, kilosoon
Meaning
A unit of weight equal to one thousand grams, used for buying food and weighing people and goods.
Good to know
Borrowed from French kilo; also written ikiro. The plural ibiro is the usual word for kilos and for a person's weight: afite ibiro mirongo itandatu, he weighs sixty kilos.
Examples
- Nshaka ikilo kimwe cy'isukari.I want one kilo of sugar.
- Ikilo cy'ibirayi kigura amafaranga magana atatu.A kilo of potatoes costs three hundred francs.
- Igiciro cy'ikilo cy'inyama cyazamutse.The price of a kilo of meat has gone up.
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