escrúpol

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin scrupulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [əsˈkɾu.pul]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈkɾu.pol]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [esˈkɾu.pol]

Noun

escrúpol m (plural escrúpols)

1. (historical) scruple (unit of weight equivalent to 20 or 24 grains)

   A Espanya i Portugal, un escrúpol equivalia a 24 grans.

   In Spain and Portugal, a scruple was equivalent to 24 grains.

2. (figurative) scruple, doubt

   sense escrúpols ― scrupleless

Derived terms

• escrupolejar

Related terms

• escrupolós

Further reading

• “escrúpol”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026