gangue

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French gangue.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: găng, IPA(key): /ɡæŋ/
  • Rhymes: -æŋ
  • Homophone: gang

Noun

gangue (countable and uncountable, plural gangues)

  1. (mining) The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.
    • 1995, Paul T. Craddock, Early Metal Mining and Production, page 147:
      Thus the percentage recovery of metal from the ore was much higher than in the primitive process where the semi-vitrified gangue and half-smelted ore are typically rich in prills of copper and copper minerals.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • endogangue
  • exogangue

Translations

Further reading

French

Etymology

A borrowing from German Gang (“way, path, trail, track, course, line, duct”).

Noun

gangue f (plural gangues)

  1. (geology, mining) gangue

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English gang.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡɐ̃.ɡi/

Noun

gangue m (Portugal) or f (Brazil) (plural gangues)

  1. A gang of criminals.
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