# esquirol
## Aragonese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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
* squirrel
* 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
* (derogatory) strikebreaker, scab, blackleg, scalie (non-unionized worker hired to replace striking workers)
* (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: (Central, Balearic) [əs.kiˈɾɔl]
* IPA: (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)
* squirrel
* 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)
* (derogatory) strikebreaker, scab, blackleg, scalie (non-unionized worker hired to replace striking workers)
* (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: /eskiˈɾɔl/ [es̺.kiˈɾɔɫ]
* Rhymes: -ɔl
* Hyphenation: es‧qui‧rol

### Noun

esquirol m (plural esquirois, feminine esquirola, feminine plural esquirolas)
* (derogatory) strikebreaker, scab, blackleg, scalie (non-unionized worker hired to replace striking workers)
    Synonyms: crebafolgas, quebrafolgas
* (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: /eskiˈɾol/ [es.kiˈɾol]
* Rhymes: -ol
* Syllabification: es‧qui‧rol

### Noun

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