escoger
Spanish
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Etymology
From Old Spanish escoger, equivalent to es- + coger, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *excolligere, from Latin ex- + colligere (“to gather”). Compare Asturian escoyer, Catalan escollir, Extremaduran escogel, Galician escoller, Portuguese escolher.
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- (transitive) to choose, select, pick
- Escojo la segunda opción. ― I choose the second option.
- Synonyms: elegir, seleccionar
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