Hyphenation
 squal·orTurkish pronunciation
 skwälırSynonyms
 decay, 
destitution, 
dirtiness, 
foulness, 
grunginess, 
impoverishment, 
indigence, 
poorness, 
seediness, 
starvation, 
wretchednessPronunciation
 /ˈskwälər/ /ˈskwɑːlɜr/
Etymology
 [ 'skwä-l&r also  ] (noun.) 1621. From the Latin squalere (“to be foul or filthy”).