This is the 8660th most frequent Spanish word.
segundo
"Segundo" means "second" in English.
Here, 'segundo' is used to refer to a short unit of time, 'a second', in a colloquial expression indicative of a brief pause.
Espera un segundo, necesito terminar esto.
Wait a second, I need to finish this.
'Segundo' is used as an ordinal number indicating the position in sequence, here meaning 'second' or '2nd place'.
Ella obtuvo el segundo lugar en la competencia.
She got second place in the competition.
In this sentence, 'segundo' again serves as an ordinal number, specifying the sequential order of chapters in the book.