esquirol

See also: esquiròl

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kiˈɾɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [es.kiˈɾɔl]
• Rhymes: -ɔl
• Hyphenation: es‧qui‧ròl

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin scūriolus, a diminutive of scūrius, metathesized variant of Latin sciūrus, ultimately from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros). Compare Occitan esquirou, Aragonese escrihuelo and esquiruelo, and Italian scoiattolo.

Noun

esquirol m (plural esquirols)

1. squirrel
2. red squirrel

Derived terms

• esquirol llistat
• esquirol volador

Etymology 2

From L'Esquirol, a Catalan locality from where the workers came who, at the end of the 19th century, occupied the work place of the workers of Manlleu during a strike.

Noun

esquirol m (plural esquirols)

1. (derogatory) strikebreaker, scab, blackleg, scalie (non-unionized worker hired to replace striking workers)
2. (derogatory) strikebreaker, scab, blackleg, scalie (a worker who acts against trade union policies, especially a strikebreaker)

Further reading

• “esquirol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “esquirol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “esquirol” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “esquirol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Catalan esquirol, see above.

Noun

esquirol m (plural esquirois, feminine esquirola, feminine plural esquirolas)

1. (derogatory) strikebreaker, scab, blackleg, scalie (non-unionized worker hired to replace striking workers)

   Synonyms: crebafolgas, quebrafolgas

2. (derogatory) strikebreaker, scab, blackleg, scalie (a worker who acts against trade union policies, especially a strikebreaker)

   Synonyms: crebafolgas, quebrafolgas

Further reading

• “esquirol” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan esquirol, see above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskiˈɾol/ [es.kiˈɾol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: es‧qui‧rol

Noun

esquirol m (plural esquiroles, feminine esquirola, feminine plural esquirolas)

1. (Spain, derogatory) strikebreaker, scab, blackleg, scalie (non-unionized worker hired to replace striking workers)

   Synonyms: rompehuelgas, carnero

Further reading

• “esquirol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014