mancha

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) stain; mark; blemish; spot (visible impression)
2. (feminine) a disgrace, discredit in one’s reputation

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of manchar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of manchar:

manchar

1. to stain
2. to blemish
3. to besmirch

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Concepts

spot

stain

blot

mark

smear

macula

mole

blotch

fleck

blur

stigma

sunspot

blemish

smirch

splotch

spots

speckle

leaf spots

blob

brand

dapple

daub

maculation

patch

phage plaque

slur

smudge

splash

splodge

stamp

Synonyms

mácula

nódoa

pinta

marca

mancha solar

estigma

sinal

nevo

borrão

marca de nascença

lunar

Translations

tache

mancha

Fleck

macchia

taca

vlek

leke

Klecks

smet

κηλίδα

marca

plek

benek

macula

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: macula

In summary

From Vulgar Latin *macla (probably through a variant with a nasal infix *mancla), from Latin macula (“spot; stain”). Compare with the borrowed doublets mácula, malha, mágoa, and mangra.