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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKilogram
/ˈkɪləɡræm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The SI base unit of mass, equal to one thousand grams.
"I would like to buy one kilogram of apples, please."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French 'kilogramme', combining the Greek 'khilioi' (thousand) and 'gramma' (a small weight).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kilogram" is said worldwide
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kilogramme
Transliteration: kilogramme
"Je voudrais un kilogramme de pommes."
Kilogramm
Transliteration: Kilogramm
"Ich hätte gerne ein Kilogramm Äpfel."
chilogrammo
Transliteration: chilogrammo
"Vorrei un chilogrammo di mele."
kilogramo
Transliteration: kilogramo
"Quisiera un kilogramo de manzanas."
quilograma
Transliteration: quilograma
"Eu gostaria de um quilograma de maçãs."
किलोग्राम
Transliteration: kilogram
"मुझे एक किलोग्राम सेब चाहिए।"
千克
Transliteration: qiānkè
"我想买一千克苹果。"
킬로그램
Transliteration: killogeuraem
"사과 1킬로그램을 사고 싶어요."
キログラム
Transliteration: kiroguramu
"リンゴを1キログラムください。"
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