escoger

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === descoger (rare) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eskoˈxeɾ/ [es.koˈxeɾ] Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: es‧co‧ger === Verb === escoger (first-person singular present escojo, first-person singular preterite escogí, past participle escogido) (transitive) to choose, select, pick Synonyms: elegir, seleccionar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “escoger”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === cogerse