how to pronounce кило

/kʲɪˈɫo/

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кило is pronounced in two syllables

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kʲ

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An example use of кило in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… понятно что именно кило сделали кахане …”

meanings of кило

noun:

Kilogram, kilo.

кило frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word кило occurs in russian on average 3.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.