Kalorie

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Kalorie

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Etymology

From French calorie, from Latin calor.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Kalorie f (genitive Kalorie, plural Kalorien)

1. (colloquial) kilocalorie
2. calorie

Usage notes

In everyday speech, when referring to the energy of food, the word exclusively refers to kilocalories. Proper usage is usually restricted to physics.

See also

• Joule