escória

See also: escoria and escoriá

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [isˈkɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /isˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/, /esˈkɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [esˈkɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /esˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [isˈkɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /isˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/, /esˈkɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [esˈkɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /esˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈkɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [iʃˈkɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/, /eʃˈkɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [eʃˈkɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈkɔ.ɾi.a/ [esˈkɔ.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /esˈkɔ.ɾja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/

• Hyphenation: es‧có‧ri‧a

Noun

escória f (plural escórias)

1. slag, dross, scoria
2. scum