escalinata

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scalinata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kə.liˈna.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [es.ka.liˈna.ta]

Noun

escalinata f (plural escalinates)

1. a grand staircase, especially one exterior to a building

Hypernyms

• escala

Further reading

• “escalinata” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scalinata.

Noun

escalinata f (plural escalinatas)

1. ample, fancy staircase
2. perron (flight of stairs)

Related terms

• escalera

 

Further reading

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