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speckle

/ˈspɛkəl/

Rhymes with -ɛkəl

Where it comes from

The noun is from Middle Dutch spekkel; the verb was later coined from the noun, in the late 16th century.

noun speckles

countable, uncountable A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.
countable, uncountable The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface.
Scotland, countable, uncountable Kind; sort.
countable, uncountable A cluster of interchromatin granules in a nucleus.
Similar: splicing speckle

verb speckles · speckling · speckled

To mark with speckles.

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noun small spot

Deutsch	Fleck, Sprenkel
Ελληνικά	στίγμα stígma, κηλίδα kilída
Русский	пятнышко pjatnyško, крапинка krapinka

verb to mark with speckles

Русский	крапить krapitʹ

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@misc{speckle_2026,
  title = {speckle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/speckle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}