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esquirol.

squirrel

8 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[əs.kiˈɾo̞l]Northern[əs.kiˈɾɔl]Balearic, Central[es.kiˈɾɔl]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. squirrel

    masculine

  2. red squirrel

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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[əs.kiˈɾo̞l]Northern[əs.kiˈɾɔl]Balearic, Central[es.kiˈɾɔl]Northwestern, Valencia

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

    derogatory · masculine

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

    derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

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.

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