speckled

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛkəld/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkəld

Adjective

speckled (comparative more speckled, superlative most speckled)

1. Marked with dots or spots, spotted.

   The bird's eggs were speckled as camouflage.

2. Sporadically and irregularly marked.

Synonyms

• speckly

Derived terms

• cute as a speckled pup
• Indonesian speckled carpetshark
• pretty as a speckled pup
• speckled alder
• speckled bass
• speckled-belly
• speckled boobook
• speckled carpetshark
• speckled footman
• speckled kingsnake
• speckled monster
• speckled softshell turtle
• speckled teal
• speckled trout
• speckled warbler
• speckled wood
• splake

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), jaspeado (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), jaspeado (es) Swedish: spräcklig