colegio

See also: colégio

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈlexjo/ [koˈle.xjo]

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• Rhymes: -exjo
• Syllabification: co‧le‧gio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin collēgium.

Noun

colegio m (plural colegios)

1. school

   Synonyms: cole, escuela

Usage notes

• Colegio is a false friend, and does not mean college. The Spanish word for college is universidad.

Derived terms

• colegio electoral
• colegio mayor
• colegio militar
• colegio privado
• colegio técnico

 

Related terms

• colegial
• colegiala

 

Etymology 2

Verb

colegio

1. first-person singular present indicative of colegiar

Further reading

• “colegio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014