peligro

See also: peligró

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peligro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈliɡɾo/, [peˈl̪iɡ.ɾo]
• Hyphenation: pe‧li‧gro

Noun

pelígro (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜍᜓ)

1. danger, peril, hazard, jeopardy

   Synonyms: ngiri, pag-alaman

Derived terms

• mameligro
• papeligro

 

Related terms

• peligroso

 

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish peligro (“danger”).

Noun

peligro

1. danger

Mirandese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin periculum.

Noun

peligro m

1. danger

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈliɡɾo/ [peˈli.ɣ̞ɾo]
• Rhymes: -iɡɾo
• Syllabification: pe‧li‧gro

Etymology 1

Metathetic form from Old Spanish periglo, itself a semi-learned borrowing from Latin perīculum (compare similar phonetic evolution of milagro). The expected inherited result would've been *perijo. Cognate with English peril.

Noun

peligro m (plural peligros)

1. peril, danger

Derived terms

• en peligro
• especie en peligro de extinción
• peligro amarillo
• poner en peligro

 

Related terms

• peligrar
• peligroso

 

Descendants

• → Chavacano: peligro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

peligro

1. first-person singular present indicative of peligrar

Further reading

• “peligro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014