sekreto

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Bikol Central

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish secreto.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: se‧kre‧to
  • IPA(key): /sekˈɾeto/, [sekˈɾe.to]

Noun

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sekreto

  1. secret
    Synonym: hilom

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From Latin sēcrētus (“separate, set apart”), from the verb sēcernō, from se- (“apart”) + cernō (“sift”). Doublet of sekretario.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [seˈkreto]
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Hyphenation: se‧kre‧to

Noun

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sekreto (accusative singular sekreton, plural sekretoj, accusative plural sekretojn)

  1. a secret; private affair; confidentiality.
    publika sekreto ― open secret
    ŝtataj sekretoj ― state secrets
    profesia sekreto ― professional confidentiality
  2. enigma; something that is not properly understood; a mystery.
    la sekretoj de la Naturo ― the mysteries of nature
  3. trick; a clever means or way of achieveing; knack.
    la sekreto de la sukceso, de la feliĉo ― the secret of success, of happiness

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish secreto. The alternate pronunciation was influenced by English secret. Doublet of sekreta.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /sekˈɾeto/ [sɛkˈɾɛ.to]
    • IPA(key): /sikˈɾeto/ [sɪkˈɾɛ.to] (English influence)
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: sek‧re‧to

Adjective

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sekreto (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. secret
    Synonym: lihim

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Noun

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sekreto (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. secret
    Synonym: lihim

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