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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLow-calorie
/ˌloʊˈkæl.ə.ri/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Containing a relatively low number of calories; designed to help reduce caloric intake.
"She ordered a low-calorie dressing for her garden salad." - 2
Relating to food or drink products formulated to provide fewer calories than their standard equivalents.
"The supermarket aisle was filled with low-calorie beverages and snacks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of the Old English root 'lāw' (meaning small or low) and 'calorie', which derives from the French 'calorie' and ultimately the Latin 'calor' (meaning heat). It emerged in the mid-20th century alongside the rise of commercial diet foods and nutritional science to describe edible items with reduced energy content.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Low-calorie" is said worldwide
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faible en calories
Transliteration: fɛbl ɑ̃ kalɔri
"Elle préfère les boissons faibles en calories."
kalorienarm
Transliteration: kaloˈʁiːənˌʔaʁm
"Er ernährt sich von kalorienarmen Lebensmitteln."
ipocalorico
Transliteration: ipokaˈlɔriko
"Il medico gli ha consigliato una dieta ipocalorica."
bajo en calorías
Transliteration: baxo en kaloˈɾias
"Compro yogur bajo en calorías para merendar."
pouco calórico
Transliteration: ˈpowku kaˈlɔɾiku
"Optei por um prato principal pouco calórico."
कम कैलोरी वाला
Transliteration: kam kailori wala
"वह वजन कम करने के लिए कम कैलोरी वाला खाना खाती है।"
低卡路里
Transliteration: dī kǎ lù lǐ
"这家餐厅提供许多低卡路里的健康餐点。"
저칼로리
Transliteration: jeo-kallori
"다이어트 중이라서 저칼로리 음식을 찾고 있어요."
低カロリー
Transliteration: tei-karorī
"彼女は低カロリーの昼食を食べました。"
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