speckled

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspɛkəld/
Rhymes: -ɛkəld

Adjective

speckled (comparative more speckled, superlative most speckled)

Marked with dots or spots, spotted.
The bird's eggs were speckled as camouflage.
Sporadically and irregularly marked.

Synonyms

speckly

Derived terms

Translations

marked with dots

Bulgarian: петнист (petnist)
Catalan: motejat (ca)
Dutch: gespikkeld (nl)
Finnish: pilkullinen (fi), pilkukas (fi)
German: gesprenkelt (de)
Greek:
Ancient: ῥαντός (rhantós)
Irish: ballach
Italian: maculato (it), macchiettato (it), chiazzato (it)
Latin: sparsus
Maori: kōtiwhatiwha
Old English: cylu
Ottoman Turkish: آلا (ala), چوپورلو (çopurlu), چیل (çil)
Polish: cętkowany (pl), nakrapiany (pl)
Sanskrit: पृषत् (sa) (pṛṣat)
Spanish: moteado (es), punteado (es)
Swedish: spräcklig

irregularly marked

Bulgarian: пъстър (bg) (pǎstǎr)
Catalan: tacat (ca)
Finnish: läiskikäs
Italian: macchiettato (it), chiazzato (it)
Maori: kōtingotingo
Scottish Gaelic: ballach, riabhach
Spanish: manchado (es)
Swedish: spräcklig

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