noun, masculine/peˈliɡɾo/plural: peligros
peril, danger
Related: correr peligro, en peligro, especie en peligro de extinción, peligro amarillo, poner en peligro
Etymology tree Latin perīculumslbor. Old Spanish periglo Old Spanish peligro Spanish peligro Inherited from Old Spanish peligro, derived through metathesis from earlier periglo, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin perīculum; compare the similar phonetic evolution of milagro. The expected inherited result would've been *perijo. Cognate with English peril.