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calorie in Tagalog

sambilang-init

UK/ˈkæləɹi/

calorie in Tagalog: sambilang-init, kaloriya. In English, calorie means a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.

Tagalog words for calorie

amount of heat to raise 1 gram of water by 1 °C
sambilang-init, kaloriya

English meaning of calorie

  1. noun A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.
  2. noun A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 joules, that can raise the temperature of a gram of water by one degree Celsius. This unit was formerly widely used in chemistry and physics.

Full definition of calorie

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  • Holonyms: megacalorie < gigacalorie
  • Meronyms: calorie (small-calorie sense), small calorie, gram calorie, thermochemical calorie
  • Holonyms: kilocalorie, calorie (large-calorie sense), large calorie, Calorie (capital C) < megacalorie < gigacalorie

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Questions about calorie in Tagalog

What is the meaning of calorie in Tagalog?
Calorie in Tagalog is sambilang-init, kaloriya.
Ano ang calorie sa Tagalog?
Calorie: sambilang-init, kaloriya.
What does calorie mean in English?
Calorie means a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: calorie (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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