electivo

Portuguese

Adjective

electivo (feminine electiva, masculine plural electivos, feminine plural electivas)

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin electivus.

Adjective

electivo (feminine electiva, masculine plural electivos, feminine plural electivas)

1. elective

Further reading

• “electivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014