sekreto

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Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Derived terms

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish secreto (“secret”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sek‧re‧to
  • IPA(key): /sekˈɾeto/, [sɛkˈɾɛː.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): /sikˈɾeto/, [sɪkˈɾɛː.t̪o]

Adjective

sekreto

  1. secret
    Synonym: lihim

See also

Noun

sekreto

  1. secret
    Synonym: lihim

Derived terms

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