escalera
Meaning
- (feminine) stairs
- (feminine) staircase, stairway
- (feminine) ladder
- (feminine) straight
Frequency
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.
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