escalado

noun

es·​ca·​la·​do

ˌeskəˈlä(ˌ)dō,

-lā(-

plural -s

archaic

: escalade

Word History

Etymology

modification of Spanish escalada, from feminine of escalado, past participle of escalar to scale, from escala ladder, from Late Latin scala (ladder)

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