primaria

/pɾiˈmaɾja/ · B2 · noun · f

grade school

primaria — grade school

🏫🎒 primaria = prima (first) + -aria; the FIRST school stage, like primary

Spanish primaria comes from Latin primarius, 'of the first rank', related to English primary and prime. It names the first formal stage of schooling, so link prim- with first, as in prime and primary.

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