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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría).
Pronunciation
Noun
escòria f (plural escòries)
- spoil (waste material from mining)
- Synonym: runam
- slag, dross (waste material from smelting)
- (figurative) scum, dregs (of people)
- (geology) scoria
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