Uncle Polar SpanishStart learning free

Spanish reference › Words 3501–4000

la escoria in English

scum (people), slag (metal) noun Spain

Number 3,745 of the 5,000 most used words in everyday Spanish.

Example

Lo trataron como si fuera escoria.

They treated him like scum.

Before: anular · Next: la baldosa

Learn it so it sticks

Uncle Polar Spanish teaches the 5,000 words behind about 90% of everyday Spanish, real phrases, every tense and an accent coach that scores you as you speak, in the Spanish of Spain or Latin America. Free to start.

Start learning free