escoger

to choose, select, pick

Hyphenated as

es‧co‧ger

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eskoˈxeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: escoger

Inherited from Latin: ex-

Cognate with Asturian: escoyer

Cognate with Catalan: escollir

Cognate with Extremaduran: escogel

Cognate with Galician: escoller

Cognate with Portuguese: escolher

In summary

Inherited 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.

Concepts

choose

pick

⛏️

elect

select

pick out

opt

name

cull

take

pluck

gather

divide

harvest

indicate

manifest

mark

motion

pick up

point out

prefer

segregate

separate

show

sort

split

suggest

take possession of

to

select elect

appoint

appropriate

cast

classify

collect

connote

demonstrate

denote

designate

display

Synonyms

elegir

seleccionar

optar

coger

separar

asir

clasificar

cosechar

dispersar

enseñar

hacer un signo

indicar

marcar

mostrar

nombrar

pelar

preferir

recoger

recolectar

segregar

señalar

allegar

colectar

designar

discriminar

eligir

cosechar frutas

recoger cosas pequeñas

adscribir

agarrar

apartar

arrancar

Translations

choisir

escolher

scegliere

wählen

kiezen

auswählen

eleger

wybierać

eleggere

uitkiezen

triar

⛏️

elegir

wybrać

escollir

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