seguro

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Asturian

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Adjective

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seguro

  1. neuter of seguru

Bikol Central

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Adverb

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segúro (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜍᜓ)

  1. maybe; probably; possibly; perhaps
    Synonyms: baka, tibaad
  2. (rare) sure
    Synonyms: sige, areglado

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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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

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

Adverb

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seguro

  1. maybe; probably; possibly; perhaps

Adjective

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seguro

  1. sure

Verb

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seguro

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

Galician

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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

  1. secure; safe (free from danger)

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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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.

Adjective

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

  1. safe; secure (free from danger)
    Não te preocupes, voar é seguro.
    Don’t worry, flying is safe.
    Essa ponte não me parece muito segura.
    This bridge doesn’t look very safe.
  2. sure; certain (without doubt)
    Synonym: certo
    Não estou seguro de que ganharemos.
    I am not sure we will win.
  3. self-confident (confident in one’s abilities)
    Synonym: confiante
    Mesmo estando seguro, não consegui.
    Even though I was self-confident, I didn’t succeed.
Descendants
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  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: suguru
  • Kabuverdianu: suguru, siguru

Noun

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seguro m (plural seguros)

  1. (finance) insurance (indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event)
    Comprei um seguro contra incêndios.I bought fire insurance.

Adverb

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seguro (comparable, comparative mais seguro, superlative o mais seguro)

  1. safe; safely (in a manner free from danger)
    Synonym: seguramente
    Viaje seguro, use o cinto.Drive safe, use the seatbelt.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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seguro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of segurar

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /seˈɡuɾo/ [seˈɣ̞u.ɾo]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾo
  • Syllabification: se‧gu‧ro

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Spanish seguro, from Latin sēcūrus.

Adjective

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

  1. secure; safe (free from danger)
    Synonym: a salvo
  2. certain; sure; positive; definite (of being correct)
    Synonyms: correcto, certero
    ¿Estás seguro?Are you sure?
    Sí, estoy seguro.Yes, I'm positive.
    ¿Estás seguro de que escuchó lo que dijiste?
    Are you certain he/she listened to what you said?
  3. secure; firm; stable; reliable; surefire; foolproof (not likely to fall)
  4. security; security-related
  5. confident; self-confident
    Synonyms: confiado, seguro de sí mismo
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Noun

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seguro m (plural seguros)

  1. (insurance) insurance (indemnity against a future occurrence)
  2. (mechanics) safety; safety catch; safety lock
    Afortunadamente, el seguro estaba puesto.Thankfully, the safety was on.
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Adverb

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seguro

  1. for sure
  2. surely; certainly
  3. (Philippines) probably; maybe; possibly; perhaps[1]
    Synonyms: quizá, quizás, capaz
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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seguro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of segurar

References

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  1. ^ Lipski, John M. (1987 June) “Contemporary Philippine Spanish: Comments on Vestigial Usage”, in Philippine Journal of Linguistics[1], volume 18, number 1, page 45

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Anagrams

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish seguro, from Latin sēcūrus. Doublet of siguro.

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Noun

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seguro (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜇᜓ)

  1. insurance
    Synonyms: marahil, yata, baka, kaipala
  2. Alternative form of siguro

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Adverb

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seguro (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜇᜓ)

  1. Alternative form of siguro

Further reading

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  • seguro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Venetan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin securus. Compare Italian sicuro.

Adjective

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seguro (feminine singular segura, masculine plural seguri, feminine plural segure)

  1. safe, secure
  2. certain

Descendants

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