Korean word

칼로리

Pronunciation

Romanizationkallori

Meaning

  • nouncalorie

Example

운동으로 칼로리를 많이 소모했어.un dong eu ro kal lo ri reul ma ni so mo hae sseo

I burned a lot of calories exercising.

Illustration for 칼로리 (calorie)

More examples

오늘은 칼로리를 적게 섭취하려고 샐러드를 먹었어.o neu reun kal lo ri reul cheok kke seop chwi ha ryeo go sael leo deu reul meo geo sseo

Today I ate a salad to try to consume fewer calories.

Core concept

A unit used to measure the energy supplied by food or used during physical activity.

Common phrases

  • 칼로리 섭취kal lo ri seop chwi

    calorie consumption

  • 칼로리 소모kal lo ri so mo

    calorie burn

  • 칼로리 계산kal lo ri kye san

    calorie counting

Similar words

열량yeollyang: The energy content of food shown as a value in nutrition information.
에너지eneoji: The power available for movement, change, or useful work.
킬로칼로리killokallori: A standard food-energy measure on labels equal to 1,000 calories.

Definition in Korean

음식의 영양성분 표기나 운동의 소모량을 나타낼 때 쓰는 에너지 단위 이름으로, 일상에서는 섭취량과 소모량을 비교할 때 쓰인다.eum si gui yeong yang seong bun pyo gi na un dong ui so mo ryang eul na ta nael ttae sseu neun e neo ji ta nwi i reu meu ro il sang e seo neun seop chwi ryang gwa so mo ryang eul pi gyo hal ttae sseu in da

Word origin

The word is borrowed through English calorie, which came from French calorie and ultimately from Latin calor, meaning heat.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Korean, nearby words about eating or exercising show whether the number refers to energy taken in or used up.

Related words

  • 저칼로리cheokallorilow-calorieadjective
  • 고칼로리kokallorihigh-calorieadjective

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