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 Syllabification: es‧cue‧la === Noun === escuela f (plural escueles) school === Further reading === Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “escuela”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “escuela”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN == Chavacano == === Etymology === From Spanish escuela. === Noun === escuela school ==== Hypernyms ==== colegio == Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish escuela. === Noun === escuela school == Leonese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin schola. === Noun === escuela f (plural escuelas) school === References === “escuela”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈkwela/ [esˈkwe.la] 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) school (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning) school (the followers of a particular doctrine) (climbing) crag Synonyms: risco, peñón ===== 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 ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Cebuano: eskuwela, eskuyla, eskwela → Ilocano: eskuela → Purepecha: eskuela → Tagalog: eskuwela === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== escuela inflection of escolar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “escuela”, 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 === Anagrams === secuela