eleger

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ēligō, ēligere (“I choose, I elect”), from ex (“out of, from”) + legō (“choose, select, appoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-.

Pronunciation

• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /e.le.ˈʒe(χ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.le.ˈʒe(ɻ)/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /e.le.ˈʒe(ɹ)/

Verb

eleger (first-person singular present indicative elejo, short past participle eleito, long past participle elegido)

1. to elect
2. to name (mention, specify, choose)