kero

noun — 2 senses

kero

noun

Etymology Abbreviation of kerosene.

1

Australia, New Zealand, Colloquial Kerosene.

‘Need a bit more kero,’ he'd say. ‘How about trotting down to town for it?’1979, Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Nelson, page 129:
The hessian hut glowed yellow with the light of a kero lamp.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 293:

kero

noun

1

A type of wooden drinking vessel produced by the Incas.

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