French word

calorie

Pronunciation

IPA/kaloʁi/

Meaning

  • feminine nouncalorie

Example

Combien de calories y a-t-il dans ce gâteau ?

How many calories are in this cake?

Illustration for calorie (calorie)

More examples

Il faut faire attention aux calories quand on contrôle son poids.

You need to pay attention to calories when managing your weight.

Core concept

The energy value represented by a food serving on a nutrition label.

Common phrases

  • faire attention aux calories

    be careful about calories

  • apport en calories

    calorie consumption

  • aliments pauvres en calories

    low-calorie foods

Similar words

kcal: An abbreviation for kilocalorie commonly used on food labels.
kilocalorie: The formal name for the unit used to measure food energy.
kilojoule: A unit used to express the amount of energy in food.
énergie: The amount of energy or heat available to make things work.

Definition in French

Terme désignant la quantité d'énergie associée à un aliment, utilisé en nutrition pour indiquer sa valeur énergétique et souvent exprimé en kilocalories (kcal).

Word origin

French calorie was formed in the nineteenth century from Latin calor, meaning heat, as a name for a unit of energy.

Usage tips

  • In everyday French, calorie often refers to a kilocalorie, even though nutrition labels commonly use the abbreviation kcal.

Related words

  • caloriquecaloricadjective
  • hypercaloriquehigh in caloriesadjective

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