cal‧o‧rie /ˈkæləri/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: Latin calor 'heat']

1. a unit for measuring the amount of energy that food will produce:
A potato has about 90 calories.
a calorie-controlled diet
low-calorie/high-calorie
a low-calorie snack
I need to burn off a few calories (=lose some weight by exercising).
My wife convinced me to finally start counting calories (=control my weight by being careful about what I eat).

2. technical the amount of heat that is needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius. It is used as a unit for measuring energy.
—caloric /kəˈlɒrɪk, ˈkælərɪk $ kəˈlɔːrɪk/ adjective

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

calorie
noun
ADJ. empty Sweets and biscuits have a lot of empty calories in them.
VERB + CALORIE contain, have | consume, eat | burn (off) You need to exercise more to burn off the calories.
count, watch Some people count calories all their lives. I'm trying to watch my calories at the moment.
CALORIE + NOUN content, intake foods with a high calorie content
PHRASES high/low calorie a low calorie drink
high/low in calories Fruit is relatively low in calories.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

calorie

something has/contains calories
These yoghurts have approximately 90 calories per pot.
count calories (=control your weight by eating fewer calories)
Women tend to count calories more than men.
burn (up/off) calories (=use up the calories you have eaten)
Even walking will help you to burn up calories.
low-calorie
She's on a low-calorie diet at the moment.
high-calorie
High-calorie foods are usually fatty.
be high/low in calories (=contain a lot of/few calories)
Sweets and chocolates are very high in calories.
somebody's daily calories (=that someone eats every day)
Americans get 22% of their daily calories from snacks.
empty calories (=that do not contain anything good for your body)
Sugary drinks are full of empty calories.
calorie intake (=the amount of calories someone eats)
There are several ways you can reduce your calorie intake.
calorie content
Pizzas have a very high calorie content.

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