escuela

Asturian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

escuela f (plural escueles)

1. school

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish escuela.

Noun

escuela

1. school

Hypernyms

• colegio

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish escuela.

Noun

escuela

1. school

Leonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin schola.

Noun

escuela f (plural escuelas)

1. school

References

• AEDLL

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkwela/ [esˈkwe.la]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: es‧cue‧la

Etymology 1

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

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

• 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.

Hyponyms

• agroescuela
• autoescuela
• escuela alta
• escuela de idiomas
• escuela de medicina ("medical school")
• escuela de negocios ("business school")
• escuela normal
• escuela privada

 

Derived terms

• vieja escuela

 

Related terms

• escolar

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: eskuwela, eskuyla, eskwela
• → Ilocano: eskuela
• → Purepecha: eskuela
• → Tagalog: eskuwela

Etymology 2

Verb

escuela

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• secuela