secuestro

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See also: secuestró

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈkwestɾo/
  • Rhymes: -estɾo
  • Syllabification: se‧cues‧tro

Etymology 1

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

Noun

secuestro m (plural secuestros)

  1. kidnapping
    Synonym: plagio (US)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

secuestro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of secuestrar

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