Scala

See also: Appendix:Variations of "scala"

English

Etymology 1

• As an Italian surname, from Scala.
• As a Slavic and Jewish surname, from Polish Skała, Czech Skála, Carpathian Rusyn and Slovak Skala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɑlɑ/

Proper noun

Scala (plural Scalas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Etymology 2

Blend of scalable +‎ language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɑːlə/

Proper noun

Scala

1. (computer languages) A statically-typed multi-paradigm programming language designed to run on the JVM.
   • 2017, Toby Weston, Scala for Java Developers: A Practical Primer, Apress, →ISBN, page 5:

     Scala started life in 2001 as a research project at EPFL in Switzerland. It was released publicly in 2004 after an internal release in 2003.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Scala”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears
• Scala (programming language) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• AACSL, Calas, Casal, calas, casal