How do you pronounce scoria?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskoɹ.i.ə/.

Where does scoria come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

scoria

/ˈskoɹ.i.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: sco-ria
IPA: /ˈskoɹ.i.ə/

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Meaning

noun

The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The like stuff is in Anacharsis: hot metal; full of scoriae, which should and could have been smelted out, but which will not."
"To the south lay broken shapes of scoria in a lava bed as far as the eye could see."
"An excellent guidebook by Drs Kilburn and McGuire of University College London reveals that these unpromising pieces of debris are scoria and lithic fragments of the March 1944 eruption."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, scōria, σκωρία

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈskoɹ.i.ə/
British English: /ˈskɔː.ɹi.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

scoriae (plural) scorias (nonstandard, plural)

Derived Forms

scoriac scoriaceous scoriated scoriation scorification scorified scorifier scoriform scorify

Phrases

scoria brick scoria cone

Synonyms

cinder cinders slag dross

Rhymes With

victoria euphoria peoria astoria dysphoria memoria phantasmagoria noria sanatoria