facultad

/fakulˈtad/ · B1 · noun · f

school

facultad — school

🎓 Facultad = faculty: a university department, or a mental faculty (ability)

From Latin facultas, related to facilis (easy): it first meant the ability to do something easily. English kept both senses in faculty, which can mean a university department or an ability. In Spanish, la facultad is also the everyday word for college.

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