Today's
word is: "kilo"
= kilo
The
word “kilo”
is a unit prefix of Greek origin
used as Metric System and meaning 'a
thousand'.
In
Spanish, the noun “kilo”
is also commonly used as a
shortening of the word “kilogramo”
(kilogram
or kilogramme),
a unit of weight*,
and used as in:
- Un kilo de azúcar (a kilo of sugar)
- Medio kilo de chuletas de cordero (half a kilo of lamb chops)
The noun “kilo”**
was often used colloquially to refer to one million Pesetas.
- Ese coche valía cuatro kilos (that car was worth four million Pesetas)
Notes
*The
standard unit of weight is the “gramo”
or gram
(1
kilogram = 1000 grams)
**
This meaning of the word “kilo”
relates to weight of 1,000,000 Pesetas, which, in 1000 Peseta
notes, weighed roughly one kilo. Since
the introduction of the Euro, it is now quite common to use the noun
“kilo”
to refer to 6000 Euros (the rough equivalent of the old one
million Pesetas)
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "kilo"
in the YouTube clip: Orishas - El Kilo
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “kilo” in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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