kilo
KEE-loh
How to say it
SwahilikiloKEE-loh
Englishkilogram, kilo
Frenchkilogramme, kilo
Meaning
A unit of weight equal to one thousand grams, used for food, goods and body weight.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in plural: kilo moja, kilo tano. Kwa kilo means per kilo, as in prices at the market; kilogramu is the full form.
Examples
- Nunua kilo mbili za sukari sokoni.Buy two kilos of sugar at the market.
- Mchele unauzwa shilingi elfu tatu kwa kilo.Rice is sold at three thousand shillings a kilo.
- Mtoto alizaliwa akiwa na kilo tatu na nusu.The baby weighed three and a half kilos at birth.
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