escuela
Asturian
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editescuela f (plural escueles)
Chavacano
editEtymology
editNoun
editescuela
Hypernyms
editEastern Huasteca Nahuatl
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish escuela.
Noun
editescuela
Leonese
editEtymology
editNoun
editescuela f (plural escuelas)
References
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited 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
editescuela f (plural escuelas)
- school (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning)
- school (the followers of a particular doctrine)
- (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.
Hyponyms
edit- agroescuela
- autoescuela
- escuela alta
- escuela de idiomas
- escuela de medicina ("medical school")
- escuela de negocios ("business school")
- escuela normal
- escuela privada
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editescuela
- inflection of escolar:
Further reading
edit- “escuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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