escolher

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Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

escolher

  1. to choose

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Descendants[edit]

  • Galician: escoller
  • Portuguese: escolher

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese escolher, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *excolligere, from Latin ex- + colligere (to gather). Compare Galician escoller, Spanish escoger, Catalan escollir.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.koˈʎe(ʁ)/ [is.koˈʎe(h)], /es.koˈʎe(ʁ)/ [es.koˈʎe(h)]
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧co‧lher

Verb[edit]

escolher (first-person singular present escolho, first-person singular preterite escolhi, past participle escolhido)

  1. to choose
    Synonyms: eleger, selecionar

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