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sortear.

to draw (to determine the result of a lottery)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/soʁ.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[soh.t͡ʃiˈa(h)]Brazil/soʁˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/Brazil[sohˈt͡ʃja(h)]Brazil

  1. to draw (to determine the result of a lottery)

  2. to choose an option randomly

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese sorte Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izāre Old Galician-Portuguese -ear Portuguese -ear Portuguese sortear From sorte + -ear.

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