selecto

Latin

Participle

sēlēctō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sēlēctus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Adjective

selecto (feminine selecta, masculine plural selectos, feminine plural selectas)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of seleto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Etymology 2

Verb

selecto

1. first-person singular present indicative of selectar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sēlēctus.

Adjective

selecto (feminine selecta, masculine plural selectos, feminine plural selectas)

1. select, exquisite

Related terms

• selección
• seleccionar

 

Further reading

• “selecto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16