escala

See also: escalá

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin scāla.

Pronunciation

Noun

escala f (plural escales)

  1. stairs
  2. ladder
  3. (poker) straight
  4. scale, measure
  5. stopover

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scāla. Cognate of escada (“ladder, stairs”).

Noun

escala f (plural escalas)

  1. scale, measure

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scāla. Cognate of escada (“ladder, stairs”).

Pronunciation

Noun

escala f (plural escalas)

  1. scale, measure
  2. stopover

Verb

escala

  1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of escalar
  2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of escalar

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin scāla. Cognates include French échelle.

Noun

escala f (plural escalas)

  1. scale

Verb

escala

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of escalar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of escalar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of escalar.

Etymology 2

Cognate to French escale.

Noun

escala f (plural escalas)

  1. stopover
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