kilo
nounUK /ˈkiːləʊ/
US /ˈkiːloʊ/
A kilo is a unit that tells how heavy something is, and it is the same as one thousand grams.
The bag of apples weighs one kilo.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A short way to say kilogram in everyday talk.
I bought a kilo of rice at the store.
3. The prefix kilo means one thousand in the metric system.
A kilometer is one thousand meters.
4. A kilo can also mean a kilogram of a drug, used in police reports.
The police found a kilo of illegal drugs.