mancha

/ˈmant͡ʃa/ · B1 · noun · f

topographic point

🐄 From Latin macula, spot: same root as immaculate, meaning spotless

Latin macula (spot, stain) became mancha in Spanish. English kept it in immaculate, meaning without a stain. Una mancha de café is a coffee stain. The patches on a cow's coat are also manchas.

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