kilo

masc.

noun

1. kilogram
unit of weight
Common combinations
- kilo de fruta — kilogram of fruit
- medio kilo — half a kilogram
- Compré un kilo de manzanas.I bought a kilogram of apples.
- La receta lleva medio kilo de harina.The recipe calls for half a kilogram of flour.
- El paquete pesa casi dos kilos.The package weighs almost two kilograms.
2. thousand units, especially of money
colloquial · informal use
- El coche cuesta veinte kilos.The car costs twenty thousand.
- Me prestó dos kilos para pagar la deuda.He lent me two thousand to pay the debt.
- Ganó cinco kilos en la apuesta.He won five thousand in the bet.

Same root

kilogramokilométrico