manchar
- (transitive) to spot, stain, mark, to smudge
- (figuratively, transitive) to sully, to tarnish, to taint, to soil, to besmirch, to smear (one's name, reputation, honour, spirit, etc.)
- (euphemistic) to deflower
Frequency
Hyphenated as
man‧char
Pronounced as (IPA)
/manˈt͡ʃaɾ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *manclāre, maclāre, from Latin maculāre (“to stain”). Doublet of magular and macular.
make dirty
get dirty
rub on
emporcar
mancha negra
meterse en discusiones
pintar de negro
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