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escogido

chosen

adjective ehs-koh-HEE-doh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: Past participle of escoger, from Latin excolligere (to gather out, select).

Also means

select

Usage Note

Escogido can function as an adjective ('carefully chosen') or as the past participle of escoger. When used attributively it carries a sense of careful selection or high quality: un público escogido means a discerning, select audience. It is interchangeable with selecto in formal registers, though escogido implies active choosing while selecto implies inherent quality.

Examples

"Ofreció un repertorio escogido de canciones."

Natural Translation

She offered a select repertoire of songs.

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