acoger

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *accolligere, from ad- + Latin colligere (whence Spanish coger).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /akoˈxeɾ/ [a.koˈxeɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧co‧ger

Verb[edit]

acoger (first-person singular present acojo, first-person singular preterite acogí, past participle acogido)

  1. (transitive) to receive, welcome
  2. (transitive) to take in
    Mi esposo y yo acogimos un perro callejero lindo como puede ser el mes pasado.
    My husband and I took in a stray dog, cute as can be last month.
  3. (transitive) to host (an event)

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