Suwerte

luck; fortune; good lucknoun

Alternative meanings

Luck or fortune; a favorable circumstance or chance that influences the outcome of something. It can refer to good luck, fate, or personal fortune.

Pronunciation

soo-WER-teh

Root and affixes

A loanword from Spanish suerte. In everyday use it is also written swerte. It relates to palad, fate or fortune, and palaran, fortunate.

Variants or conjugations

swerte = common variant; palad = fate or fortune; palaran = lucky or fortunate; malas = bad luck

Related words and expressions

luck, fate, fortunate, destiny, bad luck

Meaning and usage notes

Use suwerte or swerte for luck in everyday conversation. For fate or fortune as a life path, palad or kapalaran may sound deeper or more formal.