siquiera

== Spanish == === Etymology === Univerbation of si +‎ quiera, literally “if [one] wants”; cf. also Old Spanish siquier, possibly from Latin sī quaerit. Cognate with Portuguese sequer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /siˈkjeɾa/ [siˈkje.ɾa] Rhymes: -eɾa Syllabification: si‧quie‧ra === Adverb === siquiera at least, at the least (when used in the negative) even === Conjunction === siquiera if only ==== Alternative forms ==== siquier (archaic) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “siquiera”, 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