escória
Portuguese, noun/isˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/
escória is spelled E-S-C-Ó-R-I-A (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 28,900th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Escória is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “slag, dross, scoria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sobras sólidas de metais depois de serem fundidos”.
What does escória mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslag, dross, scoria
- 2
femininescum
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sobras sólidas de metais depois de serem fundidos 2. arraia miúda, ralé 3. a parte mais desprezível da sociedade
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of escória
- escórias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce escória?
- Brazil /isˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/
- Brazil /esˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/
- /iʃˈkɔ.ɾjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to escória
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is escória in Portuguese?
escória appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).