quilowatt

Catalan

Etymology

From quilo- +‎ watt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ki.luˈβat]
IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ki.loˈvat]

Noun

quilowatt m (plural quilowatts)

kilowatt

Further reading

“quilowatt”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Alternative forms

kilowatt
quilovate, quilovátio (Brazil, uncommon)
kilovate, kilowate (Brazil, rare and obsolete)

Etymology

From quilo- +‎ watt, calque from French kilowatt.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ki.loˈwɔ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ki.loˈwɔ.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ki.luˈwɔ.tɨ/

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Noun

quilowatt m (plural quilowatts)

kilowatt (1000 watts)

Derived terms

quilowatt-hora

Further reading

“quilowatt”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“quilowatt”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026