macchia

English
macchia in Corsica

Etymology

From Corsican machja, related to Italian macchia and French maquis; ultimately from Latin macula. Doublet of macule.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mæk.ɪa/

Noun

macchia (uncountable)

  1. A shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs.

Translations

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula. Doublet of macula, a borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmak.kja/
  • Rhymes: -akkja

Noun

macchia f (plural macchie)

  1. stain or smear
  2. spot, fleck
  3. blot, speck, disgrace
  4. shrub, bush, brake

Verb

macchia

  1. third-person singular present indicative of macchiare
  2. second-person singular imperative of macchiare

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