A kite is a type of quadrilateral that has two distinct pairs of adjacent sides that are equal in length. However, it is important to note that not all kites are parallelograms. A kite can only be classified as a parallelogram when it specifically meets the conditions to also be a rhombus.
A rhombus is defined as a parallelogram where all four sides are of equal length. Since a kite has pairs of equal sides, if all four sides of the kite are equal, then it satisfies the properties of both a kite and a rhombus, thus making it a parallelogram. On the other hand, if a kite does not have all four sides equal (which is often the case), it fails to meet the criteria of a parallelogram.
In summary, while every rhombus is a kite, a kite becomes a parallelogram only when it is a rhombus, where all sides are equal.