seguro

Adjective

seguro

1. neuter of seguru

Alternative forms

• siguro

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish seguro (“probably; maybe”), originally shifted from Spanish seguro (“surely; certainly”), where Philippine Spanish instead uses segurado (“sure”, literally “assured”) for the same sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɡuɾo/ [seˈɡu.ɾo]
• Hyphenation: se‧gu‧ro

Adverb

segúro (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜍᜓ)

1. maybe; probably; possibly; perhaps

   Synonyms: baka, tibaad

2. (rare) sure

   Synonyms: sige, areglado

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish seguro (“probably; maybe”), originally shifted from Spanish seguro (“surely; certainly”), where Philippine Spanish instead uses segurado (“sure”, literally “assured”) for the same sense.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧gu‧ro
• IPA^(key): /seˈɡuɾo/ [s̪eˈɡu.ɾ̪o]

Adverb

seguro

1. maybe; probably; possibly; perhaps

Adjective

seguro

1. sure

Verb

seguro

1. to make sure; to verify; to recheck; to use extra care or caution
2. to secure; to make oneself secure of

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese seguro, from Latin sēcūrus (“careless”).

Adjective

seguro (feminine segura, masculine plural seguros, feminine plural seguras)

1. secure; safe (free from danger)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uɾu
• Hyphenation: se‧gu‧ro

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2