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Old Galician-Portuguese
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Pronunciation
Verb
escolher
- to choose
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Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese escolher, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *excolligere, from Latin ex- + colligere (“to gather”). Compare Galician escoller, Spanish escoger, Catalan escollir.
Pronunciation
Verb
escolher (first-person singular present escolho, first-person singular preterite escolhi, past participle escolhido)
- to choose
- Synonyms: eleger, selecionar
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