esqueller

Catalan

Etymology

From esquella +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kəˈʎe]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.keˈʎeɾ]

Adjective

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

1. wearing a cowbell (of the lead animal in a herd)

   Synonym: esquellat

Noun

esqueller m (plural esquellers, feminine esquellera)

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

Further reading

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