secuestro

See also: secuestró

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /seˈkwestɾo/ [seˈkwes.t̪ɾo]
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

antisecuestros (adjective)

Verb

secuestro

first-person singular present indicative of secuestrar

Further reading

“secuestro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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