Etymology

From English squat, from Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, escatir ‎(“compress, press down, lay flat, crush”), from es- ‎(“ex-”) + quatir ‎(“press down, flatten”), from Vulgar Latin *coactire ‎(“press together, force”), from Latin coactus, perfect passive participle of cōgō ‎(“force together, compress”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: is‧kwat