鋳ちゅう塊かい

noun

ingot; pig

Technical term for a cast metal block, typically from a foundry. 'Pig' is an older industrial term for crude ingot.

• 工こう場じょうでは、溶とけた金きん属ぞくを型かたに流ながし込こんで鋳ちゅう塊かいを作つくる。

  At the factory, molten metal is poured into molds to make ingots.