seleto
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛtu
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈlɛ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈlɛ.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈlɛ.tu/
- Hyphenation: se‧le‧to
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin sēlēctus.[1]
Adjective
seleto (feminine seleta, masculine plural seletos, feminine plural seletas)
- selected (that has been selected or chosen)
- Synonym: selecionado
- choice; select (especially good or preferred)
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
seleto
- first-person singular present indicative of seletar
References
- ^ “seleto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025