# mancha
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mancha (“stain”).

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

mancha (uncountable)
* A high-quality grade of Spanish saffron.

### Anagrams

* Canham, Machan, machan

## Asturian
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *macla (probably through a variant with a nasal infix *mancla), from Latin macula (“spot; stain”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmant͡ʃa/ [ˈmãn.t͡ʃa]
* Rhymes: -ant͡ʃa
* Hyphenation: man‧cha

### Noun

mancha f (plural manches)
* stain, blemish

## Chavacano
### Etymology 1

From Spanish mancha.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmant͡ʃa/, [ˈmãɲ.t͡ʃa]
* Hyphenation: man‧cha

#### Noun

mancha
* stain

### Etymology 2

From Spanish manchar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /manˈt͡ʃa/, [mãɲˈt͡ʃa]
* Hyphenation: man‧chá

#### Verb

manchá
* to stain

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmant͡ʃa/ [ˈmãnʲ.t͡ʃɐ]
* Rhymes: -antʃa
* Hyphenation: man‧cha

### Etymology 1

Attested in 1370 (the derived form manchado, since the 13th century). Ultimately from Latin macula (“spot; stain”). Doublet of mágoa.

#### Noun

mancha f (plural manchas)
* stain; blemish
* 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 testaone of that horses was really dark, with a signal in his front, and the other was tawny with a spot in his front
* (figurative) flaw
* (fishing) school (of fishes)
    Synonyms: cardume, manda

##### Derived terms

* manchado
* manchar

##### Related terms

* mágoa

#### 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

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

mancha
* inflection of manchar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈmɐ̃.ʃa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmɐ̃.ʃɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃɐ/
* Rhymes: (most dialects) -ɐ̃ʃɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ɐ̃ʃa, (Northern Portugal) -ɐ̃t͡ʃɐ
* Hyphenation: man‧cha
* Homophone: Mancha

### Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *macla (probably through a variant with a nasal infix *mancla), from Latin macula (“spot; stain”). Compare with the borrowed doublets mácula, malha, mágoa, and mangra.

#### Noun

mancha f (plural manchas)
* stain; mark; blemish; spot (visible impression)
    Synonyms: laivo, mácula, malha, nódoa, pinta
* a disgrace, discredit in one’s reputation
    Synonyms: descrédito, desgraça, desonra, vergonha

##### Derived terms

* mancha amarela
* mancha catódica
* mancha iônica
* mancha solar
* mancha vermelha

##### Related terms

* imaculado
* mácula
* maculado
* malha
* manchado
* manchar

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

mancha
* inflection of manchar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmant͡ʃa/ [ˈmãnʲ.t͡ʃa]
* Rhymes: -antʃa
* Syllabification: man‧cha

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *macla (probably through a variant with a nasal infix *mancla), from Latin macula (“spot; stain”). Compare with the borrowed doublet mácula, as well as with mangla.

#### Noun

mancha f (plural manchas)
* spot; stain; blemish

##### Derived terms

* Gran Mancha Roja (“Great Red Spot [of Jupiter]”)
* mancha mongólica
* quitamanchas
* sacamanchas

##### Related terms

* manchar
* manchoso

##### Descendants

* Chavacano: mancha
* → Bikol Central: mantsa
* → Cebuano: mansa
* → Kapampangan: mansa
* → Tagalog: mantsa

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

mancha
* inflection of manchar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “mancha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10