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mancha.

stain, blemish, mark, spot (discoloured spot or visible impression)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/Brazil/ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/Portugal/ˈmɐ̃t.ʃɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. stain, blemish, mark, spot (discoloured spot or visible impression)

    feminine
  2. a disgrace, discredit in one’s reputation

    feminine
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 *macla Portuguese mancha From Vulgar Latin *macla (probably through a variant with a nasal infix *mancla), from Latin macula (“stain, spot”). Doublet of the borrowed terms mácula, malha, mágoa, mangra, and maquis.

verb/ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/Brazil/ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/Portugal/ˈmɐ̃t.ʃɐ/Northern, Portugal
  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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