seguro
Sentences
Meaning
segurar
- to hold; to grasp
- to make safe
- to hold back (act with reserve; contain one’s full measure or power)
- to hold back; to contain; to stop
- to insure (provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs)
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/seˈɡu.ɾu/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese seguro, from Latin sēcūrus (“careless”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish seguro, Catalan and Occitan segur, French sûr, Italian sicuro and English sicker.
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