bachillerato

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus; a compound from bacca (“berry”) and laurea (“laurel”), due to the laurel crown given to the graduates.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /bat͡ʃiʝeˈɾato/ [ba.t͡ʃi.ʝeˈɾa.t̪o] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /bat͡ʃiʎeˈɾato/ [ba.t͡ʃi.ʎeˈɾa.t̪o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /bat͡ʃiʃeˈɾato/ [ba.t͡ʃi.ʃeˈɾa.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /bat͡ʃiʒeˈɾato/ [ba.t͡ʃi.ʒeˈɾa.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: ba‧chi‧lle‧ra‧to

Noun

bachillerato m (plural bachilleratos)

  1. graduation certificate (degree from high school)
    Synonym: bachiller
  2. ellipsis of bachillerato universitario (bachelor’s degree)
  3. eleventh and twelfth grade

Further reading

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