Blotch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an irregularly shaped spot

mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæntɐbɹˌɪdʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈuːmwɔːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈuːmwɔːt/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæntɐbɹˌɪdʒən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mottle streak splotch splodge

Parts of Speech

noun	an irregularly shaped spot
verb	mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

Word Forms

blotchy	adjective	marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
blotch	verb	mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
splotch	verb	blotch or spot
mottling	noun	the act of coloring with areas of different shades
streak	noun	a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
blotch	noun	an irregularly shaped spot

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fleck

ein unregelmäßig geformter Fleck

🇫🇷French

tache

une tache de forme irrégulière

🇪🇸Spanish

mancha

una mancha de forma irregular

🇮🇹Italian

macchia

una macchia dalla forma irregolare

🇳🇱Dutch

vlek

een onregelmatig gevormde plek

🇵🇹Portuguese

mancha

um ponto de formato irregular

🇷🇺Russian

пятно

пятно неправильной формы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुहासा

एक अनियमित आकार का स्थान

🇧🇩Bengali

দাগ

একটি অনিয়মিত আকারের স্পট

🇮🇳Tamil

கறை

ஒரு ஒழுங்கற்ற வடிவ இடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మచ్చ

సక్రమంగా ఆకారంలో ఉన్న ప్రదేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

डाग

अनियमित आकाराची जागा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડાઘ

અનિયમિત આકારનું સ્થળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಚ್ಚೆ

ಅನಿಯಮಿತ ಆಕಾರದ ತಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊട്ടൽ

ക്രമരഹിതമായ ആകൃതിയിലുള്ള ഒരു സ്ഥലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੱਬਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਨਿਯਮਿਤ ਰੂਪ ਵਾਲਾ ਸਥਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھبہ

ایک بے ترتیب شکل والی جگہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斑点

形状不规则的斑点

🇯🇵Japanese

しみ

不規則な形の斑点

🇰🇷Korean

검버섯

불규칙한 모양의 반점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đốm

một điểm có hình dạng bất thường

🇹🇭Thai

สิว

จุดที่มีรูปร่างไม่สม่ำเสมอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

jerawat

tempat yang bentuknya tidak beraturan

🇵🇭Filipino

batik

isang lugar na hindi regular ang hugis

🇲🇾Malay

tompok

tempat berbentuk tidak teratur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بقعة

بقعة غير منتظمة الشكل

🇮🇷Persian

لکه

یک نقطه با شکل نامنظم

🇹🇷Turkish

leke

düzensiz şekilli bir nokta

🇮🇱Hebrew

כֶּתֶם

כתם בעל צורה לא סדירה

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