escorial

See also: Escorial

Spanish

Etymology

From escoria (“slag, scoria”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskoˈɾjal/ [es.koˈɾjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: es‧co‧rial

Noun

escorial m (plural escoriales)

1. slag heap
2. bed (of lava)

Further reading

• “escorial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025