escaláira

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Andalusian Arabic

Etymology

Presumably borrowed from Mozarabic (judging by the /aj/), from Late Latin scālāria, derived from Latin scālae (stairs).

Noun

escaláira f

  1. staircase, steps, stairs
    • 1505, Pedro de Alcalá, Vocabulista arauigo en letra castellana, page 122v:
      Eſcala aſſi. Eſcalǎira:
      Stair like this: escaláira.

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