coller

Meaning

Verb

1. (ditransitive) to harvest
2. (transitive) to grab, to seize
3. (transitive) to pick up, to collect
4. (transitive) to catch, to capture
5. (transitive) to surprise
6. (transitive) to reach
7. (intransitive) to fit
8. (transitive) to get sick
9. (intransitive, pronominal) to spoil; to get infected
10. (intransitive) to become pregnant
11. (intransitive) to go to, to leave

Noun

alternative form of culler

Pronounced as (IPA)

/koˈʎeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: colligo

Cognate with Portuguese: colher

Cognate with Asturian: coyer

Cognate with Spanish: coger

Inherited from Latin: cochlear

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese colher, from Latin colligere. Cognate with Portuguese colher, Asturian coyer, and Spanish coger.

Sentences

Carecen de dentes pero teñen un peteiro córneo para coller e esmagar o alimento .

They lack teeth but have a corneal bill to pick up and crush food.