speck

spɛk

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Definition of speck - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cleanlinesstiny spot or particle of dirt

There was a speck on the window.

mote

particle

quantityvery small amount of something

He didn't have a speck of doubt.

dot

grain

particle

cuisine

TECH.

juniper-flavoured ham from Tyrol

TECH.

We served speck with the cheese platter.

Verb

tr.

surface spots

cover something with many small spots

The artist specked the canvas with blue paint.

dapple

mottle

speckle

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tiny spot or particle of dirt
juniper-flavoured ham from Tyrol

Origin of speck

Middle Dutch, specke (bacon) + -en (to make)

Terms with speck included in their meaning

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mote

matter

small particle or speck

floater

ophthalmology

threadlike speck in visual field

granule

little speck

tiny grain or small particle

spick

small mark

small spot or speck

flyspeck

mark

small spot or speck

Examples of speck in a sentence

A speck of dust landed on the book.
There wasn't a speck of dust on the shelf.
She added a speck of salt to the recipe.
Speck adds a unique flavor to pasta dishes.
The deli offered a variety of speck for sampling.
Morning frost specked the car windshield with tiny ice crystals.

She specked the salad plate with olive oil and herbs.

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French:petite tache, parsemer, ...
German:Fleck, besprenkeln, ...
Italian:macchiolina, macchiare di puntini, ...
Spanish:motita, salpicar, ...
Portuguese:mancha, salpicar, ...
Chinese:小斑点, 点缀, ...
Japanese:小さな汚れ, 斑点をつける, ...
Arabic:بَقْعَة, نَقَّطَ, ...
Hebrew:כֶּתֶם, לְנַקֵּד, ...
Russian:пятнышко, покрыть пятнышками, ...
Ukrainian:плямка, покривати плямами, ...
Hindi:कण, धब्बे डालना, ...
Bengali:ময়লার কণা, দাগ দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:taca, esquitxar, ...
Czech:smítko, poset, ...
Danish:plet, drysse, ...
Dutch:vlekje, bespikkelen, ...
Greek:στίγμα, πιτσιλίζω, ...
Hungarian:pötty, bepöttyözni, ...
Khmer:ចំណុចកខ្វក់តូចៗ, ប្រឡាក់ដោយចំណុចតូចៗ, ...
Korean:얼룩, 점을 찍다, ...
Persian:ذره, خال‌خال کردن, ...
Polish:plamka, nakrapiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):manchinha, salpicar, ...
Romanian:punct, a stropi, ...
Swedish:fläck, pricka, ...
Thai:จุดเล็กๆ, แต้มจุด, ...
Turkish:leke, beneklemek, ...
Vietnamese:đốm, rắc đốm, ...

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