Siglo

centurynoun

Alternative meanings

century
period of one hundred years
centenary period
age or era depending on context

Pronunciation

SIG-lo

Root and affixes

Loanword from Spanish siglo. Related synonyms: gatosan, kagatosan. Related terms: tuig = year; dekada = decade.

Variants or conjugations

siglu
gatosan
kagatosan

Related words and expressions

tuig
dekada
panahon
centuria
kasaysayan

Meaning and usage notes

Siglo is the common form for a period of one hundred years. Gatosan or kagatosan may also appear as native forms related to one hundred.