litre
nounmasculine/ˈlitɾu/high
li·tro
Definition
Unit of volume in the metric system, equivalent to one cubic decimetre.
I bought a litre of milk.
The car consumes five litres per hundred kilometres.
Common collocations
litre of waterlitre of milklitre of petrolhalf a litre
Etymology
Do francês 'litre', por sua vez do grego 'litra' (unidade de peso).