gangue

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 External links 2 Portuguese 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

gangue (uncountable)

Wikipedia

1. (mining) The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.

   Quotations

   • 1995: 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. — Paul T. Craddock, Early Metal Mining and Production, page 147.

[edit] Translations

Arabic: غَثّ (ğaθθ) m., شَوبٌ (šaub) m.; شَوَائِبُ الرِكَاز (šawā’ibu r-rikāz) m. Finnish: sivukivi fi(fi) French: gangue fr(fr) f. German: Gang m., Gangart f.

Portuguese: ganga pt(pt) f. Russian: материк ru(ru) (materík) m. Spanish: ganga f., blancarte m.

[edit] External links

• Wikipedia article on extractive metallurgy.

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

From English gang, the final -e being an adaptation since Portuguese words cannot end with most of the consonant sounds, and the -u- inserted as an orthographic device to make the g hard.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'gã.gi/

[edit] Noun

gangue f (plural gangues)

1. A gang of criminals.

[edit] References

• The 2002 film Gangs of New York was released in Brazil as Gangues de Nova York.