esquirol

See also: esquiròl

Aragonese

Pronunciation

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

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, Catalan esquirol, and Italian scoiattolo.

Noun

esquirol m

1. squirrel
2. red squirrel

Alternative forms

• esquiruelo

Derived terms

• esquirol volador

Etymology 2

From L'Esquirol, a Catalan locality wherefrom 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

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

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kiˈɾɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [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 esquirol 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 wherefrom 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskiˈɾɔl/ [es̺.kiˈɾɔɫ]
• Rhymes: -ɔl
• Hyphenation: es‧qui‧rol

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 (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16