manchar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to spot, stain, mark, to smudge
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to sully, to tarnish, to taint, to soil, to besmirch, to smear (one's name, reputation, honour, spirit, etc.)
  3. (euphemistic) to deflower

Frequency

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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.

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