respeto

See also: respetó

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish respeto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾesˈpeto/ [ɾesˈpe.to], /resˈpeto/ [resˈpe.to]
• Hyphenation: res‧pe‧to

Noun

respéto (Basahan spelling ᜍᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)

1. respect

   Synonym: galang

2. honor

   Synonyms: onra, onor

Related terms

• respetado

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish respeto (“respect”), from Latin respectus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resˈpeto/, [resˈpe.t̪o]
• Hyphenation: res‧pe‧to

Noun

respeto

1. respect

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resˈpeto/ [resˈpe.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: res‧pe‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin respectus, partly borrowed as a learned word. Doublet of respecto.

Noun

respeto m (plural respetos)

1. respect

   Synonym: honra

Derived terms

• con el debido respeto
• con todo respeto
• faltar al respeto, faltar el respeto
• respetuoso

Related terms

• respetable
• respetar

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: respeto
• Chavacano: respeto
• → Tagalog: respeto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

respeto

1. first-person singular present indicative of respetar

Further reading

• “respeto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish respeto (“respect”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾesˈpeto/ [ɾɛsˈpɛː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: res‧pe‧to

Noun

respeto (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜆᜓ)

1. respect

   Synonyms: galang, pitagan, paggalang, pamimitagan

Derived terms

• respetuhan
• respetuhin

Related terms

• respetable
• respetabilidad