quilómetro

See also: quilômetro

Galician

Etymology

From quilo- +‎ metro (“metre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈlɔmɛtɾo/ [kiˈlɔ.mɛ.t̪ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɔmɛtɾo
• Hyphenation: qui‧ló‧me‧tro

Noun

quilómetro m (plural quilómetros)

1. kilometre; kilometer (US)

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of French kilomètre. By surface analysis, quilo- +‎ metro.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kiˈlɔ.mɨ.tɾu/

• (Madeira) IPA^(key): /ki.ˈʎɔ.mɨ.tɾu/
• Rhymes: -ɔmɨtɾu
• Hyphenation: qui‧ló‧me‧tro

Noun

quilómetro m (plural quilómetros) (European Portuguese spelling, also used in South Brazil)

1. European Portuguese standard spelling of quilômetro.

Spanish

Etymology

From quilo- +‎ metro (“metre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈlometɾo/ [kiˈlo.me.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -ometɾo
• Syllabification: qui‧ló‧me‧tro

Noun

quilómetro m (plural quilómetros)

1. Alternative spelling of kilómetro

Further reading

• “quilómetro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10