colegio

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈlexjo/ [koˈle.xjo] Rhymes: -exjo Syllabification: co‧le‧gio === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin collēgium. ==== Noun ==== colegio m (plural colegios) school Synonyms: cole, escuela (Spain, specifically) school before secondary school ===== Usage notes ===== Colegio is a false friend and does not mean (US) college. The Spanish word for (US) college is universidad. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === See also === === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== colegio first-person singular present indicative of colegiar === Further reading === “colegio”, 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