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mancha

/mˈɑnkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
man-cha
IPA
/mˈɑnkə/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A high-quality grade of Spanish saffron.

Uncountable

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *smeH- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlóm Proto-Indo-European *sm̥Htlóm Proto-Italic *smaklomder. Latin macula Vulgar Latin *mancla Old Spanish mancha Spanish manchabor. English mancha Borrowed from Spanish mancha (“stain”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Manchas (plural)

Rhymes With

bellanca

Questions

How do you pronounce mancha?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɑnkə/.
What does mancha mean?
A high-quality grade of Spanish saffron.
Where does mancha come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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