escalera

escalera
Meaning

  1. (feminine) stairs
  2. (feminine) staircase, stairway
  3. (feminine) ladder
  4. (feminine) straight

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
es‧ca‧le‧ra
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eskaˈleɾa/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish escalera, from Late Latin scālāria, from Latin scālae (“steps”). Compare English escalator, Asturian escalera, and Portuguese escaleira.

Cognate with English
English
escalator

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