acolher

Meaning

  1. to lodge or shelter
  2. to welcome (to accept something willingly or gladly)

Frequency

21k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.koˈʎe(ʁ)/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese acolher, from Vulgar Latin *accolligere, from Latin ac- + colligere (“to gather”). Compare Galician acoller, Spanish acoger, French accueillir, Italian accogliere.

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