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speckled

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈspɛkəld/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛkəld
  • CMU ARPABET: S P EH1 K AH0 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Marked with dots or spots, spotted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The bird's eggs were speckled as camouflage.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Sporadically and irregularly marked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having a pattern of dots

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dotted, flecked, specked, stippled

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: петнист (petnist) — marked with dots
  • Catalan: motejat — marked with dots
  • Dutch: gespikkeld — marked with dots
  • Finnish: pilkullinen — marked with dots
  • Finnish: pilkukas — marked with dots
  • German: gesprenkelt — marked with dots
  • Ancient Greek: ῥαντός (rhantós) — marked with dots
  • Irish: ballach — marked with dots
  • Italian: maculato — marked with dots
  • Italian: macchiettato — marked with dots
  • Italian: chiazzato — marked with dots
  • Latin: sparsus — marked with dots
  • Māori: kōtiwhatiwha — marked with dots
  • Old English: cylu — marked with dots
  • Polish: cętkowany — marked with dots
  • Polish: nakrapiany — marked with dots
  • Sanskrit: पृषत् (pṛṣat) — marked with dots
  • Spanish: moteado — marked with dots
  • Spanish: punteado — marked with dots
  • Spanish: jaspeado — marked with dots
  • Swedish: spräcklig — marked with dots
  • Ottoman Turkish: آلا (ala) — marked with dots
  • Ottoman Turkish: چوپورلو (çopurlu) — marked with dots
  • Ottoman Turkish: چیل (çil) — marked with dots
  • Bulgarian: пъстър (pǎstǎr) — irregularly marked
  • Catalan: tacat — irregularly marked
  • Finnish: läiskikäs — irregularly marked
  • Italian: macchiettato — irregularly marked
  • Italian: chiazzato — irregularly marked
  • Māori: kōtingotingo — irregularly marked
  • Scottish Gaelic: ballach — irregularly marked
  • Scottish Gaelic: riabhach — irregularly marked
  • Spanish: manchado — irregularly marked
  • Spanish: jaspeado — irregularly marked
  • Swedish: spräcklig — irregularly marked
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