esqueller

Catalan

Etymology

From esquella +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kəˈʎe]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [es.keˈʎeɾ]

Adjective

esqueller (feminine esquellera, masculine plural esquellers, feminine plural esquelleres)

wearing a cowbell (of the lead animal in a herd)
Synonym: esquellat

Noun

esqueller m (plural esquellers, feminine esquellera)

lead animal of a flock or herd; (of sheep) bellwether
person who makes cowbells

Further reading

“esqueller” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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