kilates
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Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
kilates m pl
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish quilates, plural of quilate (“carat”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kilates (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜆᜒᜐ᜔)
- carat
- 1983, Asian Studies, Volumes 21–30[1], Philippine Center for Advanced Studies, University of the Philippines System., 1983, page 24:
- Ang mga terminolohiya ukol sa pagmimina, pagtutunaw ng mga metal, iba't-ibang kilatis ng ginto, mga salaping ginamit, timbang at panukat na ginamit, atbp. ay isa-isang masusing sinuri.
- The terminologies related to mining, metallurgy, different carats of gold, coins used, weights and measurements used, etc, are carefully examined one by one.
- 1990 June 22, “Pagmamasid sa Daigdig Gumising!—1990”, in Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY[2], archived from the original on 23 March 2020:
- Kapuwa ang tunay at ang huwad na mga pera ay naglalaman ng 20 gramo ng 24-kilatis na ginto, na nagkakahalaga ng $270 sa kasalukuyang presyo ng ginto.
- Both the genuine and the counterfeit coins contain 20 grams of 24-karat gold, worth about $270 at the recent price of gold.
- appraisal, esp. of gold, silver, etc.
- (by extension) evaluation; appraisal (of something)