SIKRETO

standard spelling: sekreto

This word is from the Spanish secreto.

sikreto
secret

sikretong pagkikita
secret meeting

sekretong hustisya
secret justice

sekretong hindi dapat sabihin
a secret that shouldn’t be told

Sekreto natin ito. Huwag mong sabihin kahit kanino.
This is our secret. Don’t tell anyone.


The native Tagalog word for ‘secret’ is lihim.

Filipinos transliterate the English word as sikret, and this is widely used.

Sinong gusto mo?
Whom do you like?

Sikret.
It’s a secret.

non-standard spelling variation: sekrito

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