escumalha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kuˈma.ʎɐ/, /es.kuˈma.ʎɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kuˈma.ʎɐ/, /eʃ.kuˈma.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.kuˈma.ʎa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kuˈma.ʎɐ/

Hyphenation: es‧cu‧ma‧lha

Noun

escumalha f (plural escumalhas)

residue of metal fusion
Synonym: escumalho
(derogatory) scum, rabble (lower class of people)
Synonyms: ralé, escória, gentalha

Further reading

“escumalha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“escumalha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026