Schlacke

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) slag, dross, scoria
2. (feminine) cinders, clinker
3. (feminine) sediment, dregs, scum
4. (feminine) metabolic residue in body tissue or digestive system
5. (dialectal,feminine) rectum

Name

FC Schalke 04 (football club of Gelsenkirchen, Ruhrgebiet)

Concepts

slag

cinders

dross

cinder

slags

embers

Basic slag

ash

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃlakə/

Etymology

From Middle Low German slagge (“slag”, older “splinter of hammered iron”, 14th c.), from slān (“to hit, strike”), the cognate of German schlagen. Compare Dutch slak, English slag, both also from Middle Low German.