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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
- at least, at the least
- (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
- if only
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