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escola.

school (institution dedicated to teaching and learning)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/isˈkɔ.lɐ/Brazil/esˈkɔ.lɐ/Brazil/iʃˈkɔ.lɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈkɔ.lɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. school (institution dedicated to teaching and learning)

    feminine
    Os alunos estão indo para a escola.
  2. school (an art movement)

    feminine
  3. school (the followers of a particular doctrine)

    feminine
  4. school, college (department or institute dedicated to a specific subject area)

    feminine
    Escola de música.
  5. method or system of teaching

    feminine
  6. experience

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese escola, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”). The Portuguese form may indicate a semi-learned influence on the phonetic aspects of the word.

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