bachillerato

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus; a compound from bacca (“berry”) and laurea (“laurel”), due to the laurel crown given to the graduates. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ato Syllabification: ba‧chi‧lle‧ra‧to === Noun === bachillerato m (plural bachilleratos) graduation certificate (degree from high school) Synonym: bachiller ellipsis of bachillerato universitario (bachelor’s degree) eleventh and twelfth grade === Further reading === “bachillerato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “bachillerato”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010