macchia.
stain, smear
Meaning & usage
stain, smear
spot, fleck
blot, speck, disgrace
defect, flaw
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula. Doublet of macula, a borrowing.
shrub, bush, brake
macchia (shrubland biota)
generic name for plants commonly found in a macchia
synonym of foresta (“forest”)
Where this word comes from
A semantic extension of the above.
inflection of macchiare: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of macchiare: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
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