kero

1. AustraliaNew ZealandcolloquialuncountableKerosene.

   The hessian hut glowed yellow with the light of a kero lamp.

   1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 293

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   ‘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

plural keros · alternative qero

1. A type of wooden drinking vessel produced by the Incas.