escollir

1. to choose
2. to elect

Pronounced as (IPA)

[əs.kuˈʎi]

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: escoller

Cognate with Spanish: escoger

Cognate with Portuguese: escolher

Cognate with Asturian: escoyer

Cognate with Extremaduran: escogel

In summary

From es- + collir, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *excolligere, from Latin ex- + colligere (“to gather”). Compare Galician escoller, Spanish escoger, Portuguese escolher, Asturian escoyer, Extremaduran escogel.

Concepts

choose

pick out

take

name

select

pick

⛏️

elect

cast

opt

Synonyms

triar

⛏️

elegir

agafar

seleccionar

⛏️

Translations

escolher

escoger

choisir

kiezen

elegir

wählen

wybierać

scegliere

διαλέγω

wybrać

eleger

eleggere

seçmek

verkiezen

εκλέγω