bachiller

See also: Bachiller

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old French bacheler, borrowed from Medieval Latin baccalaureus, from baccalārius.

    Noun

    bachiller m (plural bachilleres)

    1. bachelor (someone who has achieved a bachelor’s degree)
    2. a clergyperson studying for a higher post

    Descendants

    • Portuguese: bacharel
      • Hunsrik: Bascharell

    References

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French bachelier.

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /bat͡ʃiˈʝeɾ/ [ba.t͡ʃiˈʝeɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
    • IPA(key): /bat͡ʃiˈʎeɾ/ [ba.t͡ʃiˈʎeɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
    • IPA(key): /bat͡ʃiˈʃeɾ/ [ba.t͡ʃiˈʃeɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
    • IPA(key): /bat͡ʃiˈʒeɾ/ [ba.t͡ʃiˈʒeɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

    • Rhymes: -eɾ
    • Syllabification: ba‧chi‧ller

    Noun

    bachiller m (plural bachilleres, feminine bachiller or bachillera, feminine plural bachilleres or bachilleras)

    1. bachelor (person with bachelor degree)
      Synonym: licenciado
    2. graduate (person)
      Synonym: graduado

    Noun

    bachiller m (plural bachilleres)

    1. bachelor (university degree)
      Synonyms: licenciatura, título de grado
    2. graduate (school degree)
      Synonym: bachillerato

    Descendants

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