fleck

Meaning

Noun

1. A flake.
2. A lock, as of wool.
3. A small spot or streak; a speckle.
4. A small amount.

Verb

To mark (something) with small spots.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flɛk/

Etymology

From Middle English *flekk, *flekke (attested in Middle English flekked (“spotted, flecked”)), from Old Norse flekkr (“spot”), from Proto-Germanic *flekka-. Cognate with Dutch vlek, German Fleck, Swedish fläck.