See also: escoria and escoriá

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (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/

  • Hyphenation: es‧có‧ri‧a

Noun edit

escória f (plural escórias)

  1. slag, dross, scoria
  2. scum