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kero

kero noun: kerosene.

Noun (1)

kero (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Kerosene.
    • ‘Need a bit more kero,’ he'd say. ‘How about trotting down to town for it?’1979, Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Nelson, page 129
    • The hessian hut glowed yellow with the light of a kero lamp.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 293

Noun (2)

kero (plural keros)

  1. A type of wooden drinking vessel produced by the Incas.

Forms of kero

pluralkeros
alternative formqero

Origin of kero

Abbreviation of kerosene.

Words formed from kero

Phrases with kero

Questions about kero

What does kero mean?
Kero means kerosene.
What part of speech is kero?
Kero is a noun.
What is the plural of kero?
The plural of kero is keros.

Words near kero in the dictionary

  1. kernos
  2. Kernot
  3. Kernow
  4. kerns
  5. Kernville
  6. kero
  7. kero tin
  8. kero tins
  9. kero-
  10. Kerobokan
  11. kerogen

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