mottled

English

Etymology

1670-80 mottle +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

(US) enPR: mǒt' ld, IPA: /'mɑt əld/

Adjective

mottled (comparative more mottled, superlative most mottled)

1. Colored in patches; spotted

   The mottled skin of the snake was a camouflage that helped it blend in with the shadows.

Translations

spotted

• Dutch: gevlekt (nl)
• Finnish: kirjava (fi)
• French: tacheté (fr),marbré (fr)
• German: gesprenkelt (de), gefleckt (de)

• Portuguese: manchado (pt)
• Russian: пятнистый (ru) (pjatnístyj), крапчатый (ru) (krápčatyj), пёстрый (ru) (pjóstryj)
• Spanish: moteado (es), manchado (es)
• Turkish: benekli (tr)

Derived terms

• mottled duck

Verb

mottled

1. simple past of mottle