See also: escalé

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian scala, from Latin scāla. Doublet of échelle, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛs.kal/
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Noun

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escale f (plural escales)

  1. port of call
  2. stopover

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Frankish *skala or another Old High German source skala /scāla. Cf. Proto-Germanic *skaljō, Frankish *skallija. Ultimately of the same source as the doublet escaille (scale).

Noun

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escale oblique singularf (oblique plural escales, nominative singular escale, nominative plural escales)

  1. shell (hard outer covering)

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Descendants

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  • French: écale
  • Middle English: scale

Portuguese

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Verb

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escale

  1. inflection of escalar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Verb

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escale

  1. inflection of escalar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative