la
feminine
/esˈkoɾja/
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Translation
slag, scum
Word origin
From Latin scoria ('dross, slag'), borrowed from Greek skoria, itself derived from skor ('dung').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- scoria
- English cognates
- scoria
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralescorias
Examples
separa metal fundido.
The slag separates from the molten metal.
trabajadores .
The workers removed the slag from the furnace.
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He treated others as if they were scum.
, .
To him, those people were the scum of society.
¡ !
Do not let them call you scum!
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