escalafón

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from escala (“ladder”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eskalaˈfon/, [eskalaˈfõn]

Noun

escalafón m (plural escalafones)

ranking, hierarchy; an echelon

Derived terms

escalafonamiento

Descendants

→ Catalan: escalafó

Further reading

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

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