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Latin
Noun
sigilō
- dative/ablative singular of sigilum
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sigillum, a diminutive of signum. Doublet of the inherited selo.
Pronunciation
Noun
sigilo m (plural sigilos)
- secrecy
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈxilo/
- Rhymes: -ilo
- Syllabification: si‧gi‧lo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin sigillum, a diminutive of signum. Doublet of the inherited sello. Cognate with English sigil and seal.
Noun
sigilo m (plural sigilos)
- sigil
- stealth
- secrecy
- Synonym: secreto
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
sigilo
- first-person singular present indicative of sigilar
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