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”).
Noun
escuela f (plural escueles)
- school
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish escuela.
Noun
escuela
- school
Hypernyms
- colegio
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish escuela.
Noun
escuela
- school
Leonese
Etymology
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Noun
escuela f (plural escuelas)
- school
References
- AEDLL
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈkwela/ [esˈkwe.la]
- Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: es‧cue‧la
Etymology 1
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)
- school (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning)
- school (the followers of a particular doctrine)
- (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 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
Verb
escuela
- inflection of escolar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “escuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- secuela