Kalorie

See also: kalorie

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French calorie, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin calor.

Pronunciation

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• 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

Further reading

• “Kalorie” in Duden online