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.)

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Hyphenated as
man‧char
Pronounced as (IPA)
/manˈt͡ʃaɾ/
Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *manclāre, maclāre, from Latin maculāre (“to stain”). Doublet of magular and macular.

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