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)

1. kidnapping

   Synonym: plagio (US)

Derived terms

• antisecuestros (adjective)

 

Etymology 2

Verb

secuestro

1. first-person singular present indicative of secuestrar

Further reading

• “secuestro”, 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