Polyglot Dictionary

escola

/isˈkɔlɐ/

a noun A1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as escolas

Meaning

  1. school

    • A escola abre às oito.

      The school opens at eight.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

colégio

colégio is more for private schools; escola is more general — both mean "school."

Similar in other languages

German

Schule

Schule is the German word for the same thing — both mean "school."

Spanish

colegio

colegio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "school."

Spanish

escolar

escolar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "school."

Practice

1 What does escola mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ abre às oito.

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