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escòria.

spoil (waste material from mining)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[əsˈko̞.ɾi.ə]Northern[əsˈkɔ.ɾi.ə]Balearic, Central[esˈkɔ.ɾi.a]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. spoil (waste material from mining)

    feminine

  2. slag, dross (waste material from smelting)

    feminine

  3. scum, dregs (of people)

    feminine · figuratively

  4. scoria

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría).

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