noun
Meaning 1
An irregular-shaped spot or stain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
splotch
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /splɒt͡ʃ/
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General-American: /splɑt͡ʃ/
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rhymes with -ɒtʃ
verb
Meaning 2
To mark with splotches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
an irregularly shaped spot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blotch, splodge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur
verb
Meaning 4
blotch or spot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spot, fleck, blob, blot
History
Etymology
From a variation of splot (“a spot”) (compare blotch, from blot). More at splot.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: skvrna — irregular-shaped spot or stain
- Czech: kaňka — irregular-shaped spot or stain
- Czech: flek — irregular-shaped spot or stain
- Finnish: läiskä — irregular-shaped spot or stain
- German: Fleck — irregular-shaped spot or stain
- German: Klecks — irregular-shaped spot or stain
- Hungarian: maszat — irregular-shaped spot or stain
- Plautdietsch: Kjlakjs — irregular-shaped spot or stain
- Polish: plama — irregular-shaped spot or stain
- Polish: kleks — irregular-shaped spot or stain
- Russian: кля́кса (kljáksa) — irregular-shaped spot or stain
- Spanish: mancha — irregular-shaped spot or stain
- Swedish: fläck — irregular-shaped spot or stain
- Ukrainian: нері́вна пля́ма (nerívna pljáma) — irregular-shaped spot or stain