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kilu

1 substantive

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 03.06.2026

Meanings

1
väike, saleda kehakujuga sinakasrohelise seljaga hõbedane rannavete kala

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Collocations
Nouns
räim ja kilu heeringas
Lõhe ja meriforelli põhitoiduks on räim ja kilu.
Ainsad asjad, mida ma ei söö, on heeringas ja kilu.
Verbs
kilu püüdma
Collocations
räim ja kilu heeringas püüdma
1.1
kiluliha toiduna

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Usage examples
  • Suitsukilu.
  • Soolakilu.
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Adjectives
värske kilu
Enne suitsutamist pane värsked kilud tunnikeseks kergelt soola.
külmutatud kilu
Eesti ekspordib kalatoodetest Venemaale eelkõige külmutatud kilu ja räime.
Nouns
tonn kilu
Pardal oli seitse tonni räime ja seitse tonni kilu.
Verbs
kilu sööma puhastama
Puhasta kilud peadest ja luudest.
2
(pisikese ja kõhna, ka tähtsusetu inimese kohta)
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Terminological databases

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 699386 Last modified 09.04.2025
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Domain classified zoology
kilu preferred
sprat preferred
Clupea sprattus
European sprat
  • brisling - a small, sardine-like fish of the herring family, which is widely distributed in the north-east Atlantic and the North Sea, and is cured and tinned for use as food
  • sprat - a small sea-fish, Clupea Sprattus, common on the Atlantic coasts of Europe
kilu preferred
euroopa kilu
sprat preferred
Usage examples
  • Trawling and purse seining for mackerel, sprat and herring shall be prohibited in the Skagerrak from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight and in the Kattegat from Friday midnight to Sunday midnight.
Clupea sprattus
European sprat
brisling
Sprattus sprattus

Word forms

Inflection Type 17

kilu kilud
kilu kilude
kilu kilusid

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