cousir.
to distinguish, discern
Meaning & usage
to distinguish, discern
to act judiciously, after careful consideration
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese cousir (“to examine”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), ultimately from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan), from Proto-Germanic *kauzijaną (“to choose, taste, test”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose, taste”). Compare French choisir, English choose.
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