siquiera

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Spanish

Etymology

Univerbation of si +‎ quiera, literally “if wants”; cf. also Old Spanish siquier, possibly from Latin sī quaerit. Cognate with Portuguese sequer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈkjeɾa/
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: si‧quie‧ra

Adverb

siquiera

  1. at least, at the least
  2. (when used in the negative) even
    Él molesta tanto que ni siquiera los sordomudos pueden soportarlo.
    He's so annoying that not even deafmutes can tolerate him.

Conjunction

siquiera

  1. if only

Derived terms

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