escolher

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese escoller, equivalent to es- +‎ colher, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *excolligere, from Latin ex- + colligere, present active infinitive of colligō (“I gather”). Compare Galician escoller, Spanish escoger, Catalan escollir.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to choose
    Synonyms: eleger, selecionar

Conjugation

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