Today’s Spanish word of the day is “secreto”.
It’s a masculine noun and an adjective meaning “secret”.
Both Spanish “secreto” and English “secret” come from Latin secretum, which meant “secrecy” or “mystery”. This word in turn derived from the Latin adjective secretus, meaning “set apart” or “hidden”, from which we also get the word “secretary” (“secretario/a” in Spanish), which originally referred to someone entrusted with secrets.
Example sentences
No hay ningún secreto para aprender un idioma más allá de la exposición y la práctica repetidas.
There’s no secret to learning a language beyond repeated exposure and practice.
El antiguo templo guarda secretos aún por descubrir.
The ancient temple holds secrets yet to be discovered.
Esta receta tiene un ingrediente secreto.
This recipe has a secret ingredient.
Su esposa es el secreto de su éxito.
His wife is the secret of his success.
Si hubiera sabido tu secreto, te habría ayudado.
If I had known your secret, I would have helped you.
