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mancha

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See also: Mancha and manchá

English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish mancha (“stain”).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    mancha (uncountable)

    1. A high-quality grade of Spanish saffron.

    Anagrams

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    Asturian

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    Etymology

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    From Vulgar Latin *macla (probably through a variant with a nasal infix *mancla), from Latin macula (“spot; stain”).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈmant͡ʃa/ [ˈmãn.t͡ʃa]
    • Rhymes: -antʃa
    • Syllabification: man‧cha

    Noun

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    mancha f (plural manches)

    1. stain, blemish

    Further reading

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    • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “mancha”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
    • “mancha”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

    Chavacano

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    Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Spanish mancha.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈmant͡ʃa/, [ˈmãɲ.t͡ʃa]
    • Hyphenation: man‧cha

    Noun

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    mancha

    1. stain

    Etymology 2

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    Inherited from Spanish manchar.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /manˈt͡ʃa/, [mãɲˈt͡ʃa]
    • Hyphenation: man‧chá

    Verb

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    manchá

    1. to stain

    Galician

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈmant͡ʃa/ [ˈmãnʲ.t͡ʃɐ]
    • Rhymes: -antʃa
    • Hyphenation: man‧cha

    Etymology 1

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    Attested in 1370 (the derived form manchado, since the 13th century). Ultimately from Latin macula (“spot; stain”). Doublet of mágoa.

    Noun

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    mancha f (plural manchas)

    1. stain; blemish
    2. spot
      • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 393:
        Et o caualo era todo rrodado de mãchas, hũas tã brãcas cõmo a neue et outras tã negras cõmo azaueches.
        And the horse was all covered with spots, some as white as snow, others black as jet
      • 1434, A. López Carreira (ed.), Libro de Notas de Álvaro Afonso, doc. 90:
        os quaes roçiins era huun delles ven preto con hun signal enna testa et ho outro ben çerbyño con huna mancha enna testa
        one of that horses was really dark, with a signal in his front, and the other was tawny with a spot in his front
    3. (figurative) flaw
    4. (fishing) school (of fishes)
      Synonyms: cardume, manda
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    References

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    Etymology 2

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    Verb

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    mancha

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

    Portuguese

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    Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pt

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    Etymology 1

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *smeh₂-der.
    Proto-Indo-European *smh₂-tló-m
    Proto-Italic *smatlom
    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.

      Noun

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      mancha f (plural manchas, diminutive manchinha, augmentative manchona)

      1. stain, blemish, mark, spot (discoloured spot or visible impression)
        Synonyms: laivo, mácula, malha, nódoa, pinta
      2. a disgrace, discredit in one’s reputation
        Synonyms: descrédito, desgraça, desonra, vergonha
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      Etymology 2

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        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

        Verb

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        mancha

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

        Further reading

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        Spanish

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        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /ˈmant͡ʃa/ [ˈmãnʲ.t͡ʃa]
        • Rhymes: -antʃa
        • Syllabification: man‧cha

        Etymology 1

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        Inherited from Vulgar Latin *macla (probably through a variant with a nasal infix *mancla), from Latin macula (“spot; stain”). Compare with the borrowed doublet mácula, as well as with mangla.

        Noun

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        mancha f (plural manchas)

        1. spot; stain
        2. blemish
          Synonym: tacha
        3. patch; spot; area
          Synonym: rincón
          mancha urbana ― urban area (lit. urban patch)
        4. (Peru, Guatemala) group of friends; gang
          Salí a nadar con la mancha en Villa Nueva.
          I went swimming with the gang in Villa Nueva.
        Derived terms
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        Descendants
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        • Chavacano: mancha
        • → Cebuano: mansa
        • → Central Bikol: mantsa
        • → Kapampangan: mansa
        • → Tagalog: mantsa
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        Etymology 2

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        Verb

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        mancha

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

        Further reading

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