sigilo

Latin

Noun

sigilō

1. dative/ablative singular of sigilum

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sigillum, a diminutive of signum. Doublet of the inherited selo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈʒi.lu/

• Hyphenation: si‧gi‧lo

Noun

sigilo m (plural sigilos)

1. secrecy

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈxilo/ [siˈxi.lo]
• 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)

1. sigil
2. stealth

   Synonym: puridad

3. secrecy

   Synonym: secreto

Derived terms

• sigiloso

 

Etymology 2

Verb

sigilo

1. first-person singular present indicative of sigilar

Further reading

• “sigilo”, 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