Catalan

Noun

escola f ‎(plural escoles)

1. school

Galician

Etymology

From Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολεῖον ‎(skholeîon), from σχολή ‎(skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”), later “conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”.

Noun

escola f ‎(plural escolas)

1. school

Portuguese

Escola

Etymology

From Old Portuguese escola, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολεῖον ‎(skholeîon), from σχολή ‎(skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”), later “conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃˈkɔlɐ/
• Hyphenation: es‧co‧la

Noun

escola f (plural escolas)

1. school
2. campus
3. college
4. academy
5. system
6. method

Derived terms

Related terms

• escolar

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: skola
• Tetum: eskola