scală

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scala, from Latin scāla, whence the inherited Romanian doublet scară (“stairs, ladder”). Also a doublet of escală and schelă. The older sense was probably taken from Greek σκάλα (skála) (17th century), itself from Italian scala.

Noun

scală f (plural scale)

1. tuning dial (on a radio)
2. (archaic) stop over, port of call

Synonyms

• (stopover): escală