colegio

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See also: colégio

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin collēgium.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /koˈlexjo/, [koˈle.xjo]
Audio (Colombia) (file)

Noun[edit]

colegio m (plural colegios)

school
Synonyms: cole, escuela

Verb[edit]

colegio

first-person singular present indicative of colegiar

Usage notes[edit]

colegio is a false friend of college, the correct term for college is universidad (which also translates to university).

Related terms[edit]

colegial, colegiala

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

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