Meaning

segurar

  1. to hold; to grasp
  2. to make safe
  3. to hold back (act with reserve; contain one’s full measure or power)
  4. to hold back; to contain; to stop
  5. to insure (provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs)

Frequency

A2
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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