escollir

Catalan

Etymology

From es- +‎ collir, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *excolligere, from Latin ex- + colligere (“to gather”). Compare Galician escoller, Spanish escoger, Portuguese escolher, Asturian escoyer, Extremaduran escogel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kuˈʎi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.koˈʎiɾ]

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• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

escollir (first-person singular present escullo, first-person singular preterite escollí, past participle escollit)

1. to choose
2. to elect

Synonyms

• triar
• elegir

Derived terms

• escolliment
• reescollir

Further reading

• “escollir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.