Wiktionary

escuela

Asturian edit

 escuela on Asturian Wikipedia

Etymology edit

From Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”, later “conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /esˈkwela/, [esˈkwe.la]
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Hyphenation: es‧cue‧la

Noun edit

escuela f (plural escueles)

  1. school

Chavacano edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish escuela.

Noun edit

escuela

  1. school

Hypernyms edit

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish escuela.

Noun edit

escuela

  1. school

Leonese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin schola.

Noun edit

escuela f (plural escuelas)

  1. school

References edit

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /esˈkwela/ [esˈkwe.la]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Syllabification: es‧cue‧la

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”, later “conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”).

Noun edit

escuela f (plural escuelas)

  1. school (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning)
  2. school (the followers of a particular doctrine)
  3. (climbing) crag
Usage notes edit
  • In Spain, escuela typically refers to primary school, or an institution that teaches trades or arts (e.g. escuela de arte ("art school")) and not secondary or higher education.
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Descendants edit
  • → Cebuano: eskuwela, eskuyla, eskwela
  • → Ilocano: eskuela
  • → Purepecha: eskuela
  • → Tagalog: eskuwela

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

escuela

  1. inflection of escolar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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