scorie

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scorie

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Borrowed from French scorie, Latin scoria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría). Compare the inherited doublet scoare (now a regionalism), as well as the more common zgură, from Greek.

noun scorii · scorie · scoria · scoriile

feminine slag, dross
Similar: zgură, scoare
feminine scoria
Similar: zgură, scoare
feminine layer of black oxide formed on the surface of steel that has been exposed to high temperatures

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@misc{scorie_2026,
  title = {scorie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/scorie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}