estrato

estrato (accusative singular estraton, plural estratoj, accusative plural estratojn)

1. singular present nominal passive participle of estri

Learned borrowing from Latin strātus. Compare the inherited estrado.

• Rhymes: -atu
• Homophone: extrato
• Hyphenation: es‧tra‧to

estrato m (plural estratos)

1. bed (deposit of ore, coal etc.)

   Synonym: leito

2. (geology) stratum (layer of sedimentary rock)
3. social class

Borrowed from Latin strātus. Compare the inherited estrado.

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾato/ [esˈt̪ɾa.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: es‧tra‧to

estrato m (plural estratos)

1. layer; stratum
2. stratus (cloud)
3. social class in Colombian society

• “estrato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16