escuela

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word escuela. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word escuela, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say escuela in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word escuela you have here. The definition of the word escuela will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofescuela, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Asturian

 escuela on Asturian Wikipedia

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/,
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Hyphenation: es‧cue‧la

Noun

escuela f (plural escueles)

  1. school

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish escuela.

Noun

escuela

  1. school

Hypernyms

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkwela/
  • 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)

  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
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

escuela

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

Further reading

Anagrams