Catalan

Noun

escala f ‎(plural escales)

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃˈkalɐ/

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

Related terms

• escalera

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