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
Leonese
References
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈkwela/ [esˈkwe.la]
Audio (Peru): (file) - 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)
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
Related terms
Descendants
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
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