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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)
- kidnapping
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
secuestro
- first-person singular present indicative of secuestrar
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