freckle
English
Etymology
From Middle English freken, frekel, from Old Norse freknur pl (compare Swedish fräknar, Danish fregner), s-less variant of Proto-Germanic *sprekalą (“freckle”) (compare dialectal Norwegian sprekla, Middle High German spreckel), from Proto-Indo-European *sp(h)er(e)g- (“to strew, sprinkle”). Cognate with Albanian fruth (“measles”). More at spark. Related to spry, sprack.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɹɛkəl/
- Rhymes: -ɛkəl
Noun
freckle (plural freckles)
- A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.
- Steve has brown hair, blue eyes and freckles on his cheeks and nose.
- Any small spot or discoloration.
Related terms
- beauty mark
- dirt
- sun kiss
Translations
small pigmentation spot on the skin
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Verb
freckle (third-person singular simple present freckles, present participle freckling, simple past and past participle freckled)
- (transitive) To cover with freckles.
- (intransitive) To become covered with freckles.
Related terms
Translations
cover with freckles
become covered with freckles
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