secuestro

Meaning

secuestrar

  1. to kidnap, to abduct
  2. to hijack (of a vehicle)
  3. to sequester, seize, confiscate

Synonyms

secuestración

secuestro del pulmón

secuestro pulmonar

toma de rehenes

levanton

plágio

emparamento

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
se‧cues‧tro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/seˈkwestɾo/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin sequestrum (“a depository”), derived from sequester (“mediator, trustee”). By surface analysis, secuestrar + -o.

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