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

fundido.

The slag separates from the molten metal.

The workers removed the slag from the furnace.

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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This word is part of lesson 68.