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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFlecked
/flɛkt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Marked or dotted with small spots or patches of a different color or light.
"The bird's eggs were pale blue, flecked with dark brown spots."
- 1
To mark or dot with small spots or streaks.
"Sunlight flecked the forest floor as it filtered through the canopy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English noun 'flek' or Middle Low German 'flecke' meaning a spot or patch. It evolved into a verb and participial adjective in the late 16th century to describe surfaces marked or spotted with small patches of color or light.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flecked" is said worldwide
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moucheté
Transliteration: moosh-te
"Ses yeux étaient mouchetés de vert."
gesprenkelt
Transliteration: gesprenkelt
"Die Eier waren braun gesprenkelt."
chiazzeremo
Transliteration: pye-e-tra-to
Script: chiazzato
"Il muro era chiazzato di umidità."
salpicado
Transliteration: sal-pi-ka-do
"El cielo estaba salpicado de estrellas."
malhado
Transliteration: ma-lha-do
"O cavalo era malhado de branco e preto."
चितkabara
Transliteration: chitkabara
"उसके बाल भूरे रंग के थे।"
有斑点的
Transliteration: yǒu bāndiǎn de
"鸟蛋上面有斑点。"
얼룩진
Transliteration: eollukjin
"그의 옷은 페인트로 얼룩져 있었다."
斑点の
Transliteration: hanten no
"その鳥の卵には斑点があった。"
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