litro

See also: litró and łìtro

English

Etymology

Clipping of literally +‎ -o (diminutive suffix). Literally is pronounced (in British English) with a reduced or completely absent ⟨e⟩, which may explain the syncope of the ⟨e⟩ in this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪt.ɹəʊ/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Adverb

litro (not comparable)

1. (slang) Abbreviation of literally.

   yh bro i litro used a cosine graph for that q

Anagrams

• triol, Triol, Tirol, toril, lirot

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish litro.

Noun

litro

1. litre; liter (US)

Esperanto

Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:

litro

Wikipedia ^eo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlitro/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -itro
• Hyphenation: li‧tro

Noun

litro (accusative singular litron, plural litroj, accusative plural litrojn)

1. litre; liter (US)

Galician

Galician Wikipedia has an article on:

litro

Wikipedia ^gl

Etymology

From French litre.

Noun

litro m (plural litros)

1. litre; liter (US)

Ido

Ido Wikipedia has an article on:

litro

Wikipedia ^io

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlitro/

Noun

litro (plural litri)

1. litre; liter (US)

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

litro

Wikipedia ^it

Etymology

From French litre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.tro/
• Rhymes: -itro
• Hyphenation: lì‧tro

Noun

litro m (plural litri)

1. litre; liter (US)

Anagrams

• torli

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

litro

Wikipedia ^pt

Etymology

From French litre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.tɾu/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

  (file)

Noun

litro m (plural litros)

1. litre; liter (US)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:litro.

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: liitilo

Further reading

• “litro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “litro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

litro

Wikipedia ^es

Etymology

Borrowed from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”). Doublet of arrelde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlitɾo/ [ˈli.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -itɾo
• Syllabification: li‧tro

Noun

litro m (plural litros)

1. (SI units) litre; liter (US)

Further reading

• “litro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• Tirol

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish litro.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlitɾo/ [ˈlit̪.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -itɾo
• Syllabification: lit‧ro

Noun

litro (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. (SI units) litre; liter (US)
2. measuring container for one liter

Derived terms

• litruhin
• sanlitro

Anagrams

• lirot