escalón

See also: Escalon

Spanish

Etymology

From escala +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskaˈlon/ [es.kaˈlõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: es‧ca‧lón

Noun

escalón m (plural escalones)

1. step (of a ladder, staircase)

   Synonym: peldaño

2. grade, rank (in a hierarchy)

   Synonym: rango

3. step, stage

   Synonym: etapa

4. drop

   Synonym: bajada

Derived terms

• escalonar

 

Further reading

• “escalón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10