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Kilo

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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ኪሎ/ኪሎ (Kilo) - kilogram

"Five kilo (Five kilograms)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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Kilo 🇦🇴 Angola

Means gossip or news (short for “kilograma,” as in a load of talk).

"Conta aí o kilo de ontem – ouvi dizer que a festa pegou fogo. (Spill yesterday’s tea – I heard the party was lit.)"
Kilo 🇩🇿 Algeria

Kilogram

"Buy two kilo"

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🌍 "Kilo" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Kilo 🇦🇴 Angola

Kilogram
Kilo 🇩🇿 Algeria

Kilogram

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