escena

/esˈθena/ · A2 · noun · f

scene

escena — scene

🎭 escena = scene with an extra e- up front, like escuela = school

From Latin scaena, Greek skene (stage tent). Spanish adds e- before s+consonant: school/escuela, special/especial, scene/escena. Drop the e and you nearly have the English word. Feminine: la escena.

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