" small calorie "

[Noun]  | "small calorie" 

1: calorie

Origin: circa 1889 ;

[Noun]  | "cal*o*rie" | \ ˈka-lə-rē \

1: the amount of heat required at a pressure of one atmosphere to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius that is equal to about 4.19 joules —abbreviation cal—called also gram calorie, small calorie

2: the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius : 1000 gram calories or 3.968 Btu —abbreviation Cal—called also large calorie

3: a unit equivalent to the large calorie expressing heat-producing or energy-producing value in food when oxidized in the body

Origin: 1866 ;

 French calorie, from Latin calor heat, from calēre to be warm ;