🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

opção

Pronunciation / Transliteration: op-sao

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Opção/ɔpˈsɐ̃w/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Você tem a opção de escolher entre vários cursos."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A choice or selection among alternatives.

    "You have the option to choose between several courses."
  2. 2

    The right or power to choose.

    "She exercised her option to withdraw from the agreement."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'opção' originates from the Latin 'optio', meaning 'choice' or 'option'. It evolved through Old Portuguese, retaining its meaning related to selection and preference.

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