mancha
Meaning
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- (feminine) stain; blemish
- (feminine) spot
- (feminine,figuratively) flaw
- (feminine) school (of fishes)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
man‧cha
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmant͡ʃa/
Etymology
Attested in 1370 (the derived form manchado, since the 13th century). Ultimately from Latin macula (“spot; stain”). Doublet of mágoa.
New
manchar
- to bruise
- to stain
- to blemish
- to besmirch
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