scoria

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.

Vertalings

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈskɔː.ɹɪ.ə/
Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría), from σκῶρ (skôr, “dung”).

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