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mancha.

spot; stain

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmant͡ʃa/[ˈmãnʲ.t͡ʃa]
  1. spot; stain

    feminine
  2. blemish

    feminine
  3. patch; spot; area

    feminine
    mancha urbana
  4. group of friends; gang

    Guatemala · Peru · feminine
    Salí a nadar con la mancha en Villa Nueva.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *smeH- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlóm Proto-Indo-European *sm̥Htlóm Proto-Italic *smaklomder. Latin macula Vulgar Latin *mancla Old Spanish mancha Spanish mancha Inherited from Old Spanish mancha, from Vulgar Latin *mancla, from Latin macula. Compare with the borrowed doublet mácula, as well as with mangla.

verb/ˈmant͡ʃa/[ˈmãnʲ.t͡ʃa]
  1. inflection of manchar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of manchar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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