selecto
Latin
Participle
sēlēctō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sēlēctus
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Adjective
selecto (feminine selecta, masculine plural selectos, feminine plural selectas)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of seleto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Etymology 2
Verb
selecto
- first-person singular present indicative of selectar
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈleɡto/ [seˈleɣ̞.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -eɡto
- Syllabification: se‧lec‧to
Adjective
selecto (feminine selecta, masculine plural selectos, feminine plural selectas)
Related terms
Further reading
- “selecto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024