slumgullion

Oznaczający (Angielski)

1. (countable, uncountable) A stew of meat and vegetables.
2. (countable, uncountable) A beverage made watery, such as weak coffee or tea.
3. (countable, uncountable) A reddish muddy deposit in mining sluices.
4. (countable, uncountable) A waste product or byproduct from processing whales or fish.

Synonimy

slop

pigwash

Tłumaczenia

balık artığı

çok sulu türlü

hademe

tatsız içecek

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/slʌmˈɡʌljən/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Pokrewny z irlandzki: góilín

In summary

Uncertain, but said to derive from slime and Scots gullion (“swamp; cesspool”). Attested from the late nineteenth century in reference to a watery beverage (see quotation below). Compare Irish góilín (“a creek; a small inlet”).