seguro

Asturian

Adjective

seguro

1. neuter of seguru

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• siguro

Etymology

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

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

Adverb

segúro (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜍᜓ)

1. maybe; probably; possibly; perhaps

   Synonyms: baka, tibaad

2. (rare) sure

   Synonyms: sige, areglado

Derived terms

• paseguro

 

Related terms

• segurado
• seguridad

 

Cebuano

Etymology

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

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

Adverb

seguro

1. maybe; probably; possibly; perhaps

Adjective

seguro

1. sure

Verb

seguro

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

Galician

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

1. secure; safe (free from danger)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɡu.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɡu.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɡu.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɡu.ɾu/ [sɨˈɣu.ɾu]

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

Etymology 1

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

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

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

Noun

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

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

Verb

seguro

1. first-person singular present indicative of segurar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɡuɾo/ [seˈɣ̞u.ɾo]

• Audio (Peru):

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish seguro, from Latin sēcūrus.

Adjective

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

Antonyms

• inseguro

Derived terms

• a golpe seguro
• asegurar
• seguranza
• segurar
• seguridad

 

Related terms

• carta segura
• cura
• curar
• curatela
• curioso
• incuria
• ir a lo seguro
• jugar a lo seguro
• seguramente
• seguro a sí mismo (“confident, self-confident, self-assured, sure of oneself”)

 

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• a buen seguro
• agencia de seguros
• agente de seguros
• al seguro
• compañía de seguros
• corredor de seguro
• correduría de seguros
• de seguro
• seguro a todo riesgo (comprehensive insurance)
• seguro de salud
• seguro de vida
• seguro sobre la vida
• seguro social
• sobre seguro

 

Adverb

seguro

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

   Synonyms: quizá, quizás, capaz

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

Verb

seguro

1. first-person singular present indicative of segurar

Further reading

• “seguro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Anagrams

• grueso, güeros, ruegos, suegro

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seˈɡuɾo/ [sɛˈɣuː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -uɾo
• Syllabification: se‧gu‧ro

Noun

seguro (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜇᜓ)

1. insurance

   Synonyms: marahil, yata, baka, kaipala

2. Alternative form of siguro

Derived terms

• ahente ng seguro
• dalubseguro
• ipaseguro
• iseguro
• magpaseguro
• magseguro
• nakaseguro
• pagpapaseguro
• pagseseguro
• paseguro
• paseguruhan

 

Related terms

• sigurado
• sigurista
• seguridad

Adverb

seguro (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜇᜓ)

1. Alternative form of siguro

Further reading

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

Venetan

Alternative forms

• siguro

Etymology

From Latin securus. Compare Italian sicuro.

Adjective

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

1. safe, secure
2. certain

Descendants

• → 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