mancha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmant͡ʃa/, [ˈmãɲ.t͡ʃa]
• Hyphenation: man‧cha

Noun

mancha

1. stain

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈt͡ʃa/, [mãɲˈt͡ʃa]
• Hyphenation: man‧chá

Verb

manchá

1. to stain

Noun

mancha f (plural manchas)

1. stain; blemish
2. spot
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 393:

     Et o caualo era todo rrodado de mãchas, hũas tã brãcas cõmo a neue et outras tã negras cõmo azaueches.

     And the horse was all covered with spots, some as white as snow, others black as jet

   • 1434, A. López Carreira (ed.), Libro de Notas de Álvaro Afonso, doc. 90:

     os quaes roçiins era huun delles ven preto con hun signal enna testa et ho outro ben çerbyño con huna mancha enna testa

     one of that horses was really dark, with a signal in his front, and the other was tawny with a spot in his front

3. (figurative) flaw
4. (fishing) school (of fishes)

   Synonyms: cardume, manda

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mancha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mancha”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mãchas”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mancha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mancha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mancha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Verb

mancha

1. inflection of manchar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Noun

mancha f (plural manchas)

1. stain; mark; blemish; spot (visible impression)

   Synonyms: laivo, mácula, malha, nódoa, pinta

2. a disgrace, discredit in one’s reputation

   Synonyms: descrédito, desgraça, desonra, vergonha

Verb

mancha

1. inflection of manchar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Noun

mancha f (plural manchas)

1. spot; stain; blemish

Verb

mancha

1. inflection of manchar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative