cifrado

encrypted

adjective see-FRAH-doh Rare

Origin: From cifrar (to encode), from cifra (cipher), from Arabic sifr (zero).

Also means

encoded

Usage Note

Cifrado is the standard technical term for encryption in Spanish — mensaje cifrado (encrypted message), cifrado de extremo a extremo (end-to-end encryption). As a noun, el cifrado means 'the encryption' or 'the cipher.' Its Arabic origin via sifr (zero) also gives English 'cipher' and 'zero.'

Examples

"El mensaje fue enviado en texto cifrado."

Natural Translation

The message was sent in encrypted text.

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