bachillerato

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus; a compound from bacca (berry) and laurea (laurel), due to the laurel crown given to the graduates.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bat͡ʃiʝeˈɾato/ [ba.t͡ʃi.ʝeˈɾa.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /bat͡ʃiʎeˈɾato/ [ba.t͡ʃi.ʎeˈɾa.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bat͡ʃiʃeˈɾato/ [ba.t͡ʃi.ʃeˈɾa.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bat͡ʃiʒeˈɾato/ [ba.t͡ʃi.ʒeˈɾa.t̪o]

  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: ba‧chi‧lle‧ra‧to

Noun

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bachillerato m (plural bachilleratos)

  1. graduation certificate (degree from high school)
    Synonym: bachiller
  2. Ellipsis of bachillerato universitario (bachelor’s degree)
  3. eleventh and twelfth grade

Further reading

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