colecta

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See also: colectá

Portuguese

Noun

colecta f (plural colectas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of coleta. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Verb

colecta

  1. inflection of colectar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French collecter.

Verb

a colecta (third-person singular present colectează, past participle colectat) 1st conj.

  1. to collect

Conjugation

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈleɡta/
  • Rhymes: -eɡta
  • Syllabification: co‧lec‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin collēcta. Compare cosecha, an inherited doublet.

Noun

colecta f (plural colectas)

  1. collection, alms (collection of money for a certain purpose especially during a church service)
    Synonym: limosna

Etymology 2

Verb

colecta

  1. inflection of colectar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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