escada

Meaning

1. (feminine) ladder
2. (feminine) stairs

Hyphenated as

es‧ca‧da

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/isˈka.dɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese escaada, from Vulgar Latin *scālāta, from Latin scāla (“stair, staircase, ladder”).

Sentences

Havia degraus na escada .

There were steps on the stairs.

A escada do caminhão de bombeiros não era longa o suficiente .

The fire truck's ladder wasn't long enough.