seguro

seguro

1. neuter of seguru

• siguro

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.

• IPA^(key): /seˈɡuɾo/
• Hyphenation: se‧gu‧ro

segúro (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜍᜓ)

1. maybe; probably; possibly; perhaps

   Synonyms: baka, tibaad

2. (rare) sure

   Synonyms: sige, areglado

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.

• Hyphenation: se‧gu‧ro
• IPA^(key): /seˈɡuɾo/

seguro

1. maybe; probably; possibly; perhaps

seguro

1. sure

seguro

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

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

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

1. secure; safe (free from danger)

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

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.

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.

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: suguru
• Kabuverdianu: suguru, siguru

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.

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.

seguro

1. first-person singular present indicative of segurar

• IPA^(key): /seˈɡuɾo/

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• Rhymes: -uɾo
• Syllabification: se‧gu‧ro

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Inherited from Old Spanish seguro, from Latin sēcūrus.

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

• inseguro

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.

seguro

1. for sure
2. surely; certainly
3. (Philippines) probably; maybe; possibly; perhaps^[1]

   Synonyms: quizá, quizás, capaz

• Chavacano: siguro
• Papiamentu: sigur
• → Bikol Central: seguro
• → Cebuano: seguro
• → Tagalog: siguro

seguro

1. first-person singular present indicative of segurar

• “seguro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

• grueso, güeros, ruegos, suegro

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seˈɡuɾo/
• Rhymes: -uɾo
• Syllabification: se‧gu‧ro

seguro (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜇᜓ)

1. insurance

   Synonyms: marahil, yata, baka, kaipala

2. Alternative form of siguro

seguro (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜇᜓ)

1. Alternative form of siguro

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

• siguro

From Latin securus. Compare Italian sicuro.

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

1. safe, secure
2. certain

• → Greek: σίγουρος (sígouros)
  • → Aromanian: siguru
  • → Romanian: sigur, сигур (sigur) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
    • → Bulgarian: сигурен (siguren)
    • → Macedonian: сигурен (siguren)
• → Sabir: seguro
• → Serbo-Croatian: siguran / сигуран