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calorie

Pronunciation: /ˈkaləri/

Definition of calorie

either of two units of heat energy:
(also small calorie, abbreviation: cal) the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 °C (now usually defined as 4.1868 joules).
(also large calorie, abbreviation: Cal) the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 °C, equal to one thousand small calories and often used to measure the energy value of foods.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French, from Latin calor 'heat' + French suffix -ie (see -y³)

Remember that the ending of calorie is -ie.

indulgent eating increases the calorie count.

Definition of calorie in the US English dictionary

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