quebrafolgas

Galician

Noun

quebrafolgas m or f by sense (invariable)

1. (derogatory) strikebreaker, scab, blackleg, scalie (non-unionized worker hired to replace striking workers)
2. (derogatory) scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, scalie (a worker who acts against trade union policies, especially a strikebreaker)

Synonyms

• esquirol
• crebafolgas

Further reading

• “quebrafolgas”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025