🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Asortimento

Pronunciation / Transliteration: asor.tiˈmen.to

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Assortment/əˈsɔːrt.mənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La tienda tiene un asortimento de productos variados."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A collection of different items or types of things.

    "The store offers a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables."
  2. 2

    A variety or selection of items, often used in the context of products or goods.

    "She chose an assortment of chocolates for the gift basket."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'assortment' originates from the Middle English term 'assortement', derived from the Old French 'assortir', meaning 'to sort out'. Its roots can be traced back to the Latin 'assortire', which combines 'ad-' (to) and 'sortire' (to sort), reflecting the evolution of the term from a focus on categorization to a broader sense of variety.

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