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Freckle

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈfɹɛkəl

Definitions

  1. A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.
  2. Any small spot or discoloration.
  3. A small sweet consisting of a flattish mound of chocolate covered in hundreds and thousands.
  4. The anus.

Equivalents

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العربيةالنمشةنمش
Azərbaycan diliçil
Българскилу́ничка
བོད་སྐད།གྲོ་ཐིག
Catalàpiga
Češtinapiha
Danskfregne
Ελληνικάφακίδα
Esperantolentugo
עבריתנמש
हिन्दीचकत्ता
Magyarszeplő
Հայերենպեպեն
Bahasa Indonesiabintik
Íslenskafrekna
ქართულიჭორფლი
Қазақ тілісекпіл
한국어주근깨
Kurdîçil
Lietuviųstrazdana
Монголсэвх
Nederlandssproet
Polskipieg
Românăpistrui
Русскийвеснушка
Slovenčinapeha
Српскиpegapjegaпегапјега
Svenskafräkne
ไทยกระ
Tagalogpekas
Tiếng Việttàn nhang

Examples

Steve has brown hair, blue eyes, and freckles on his cheeks and nose.”
The rabbits came out from their burrows to peep, / The wind whispered, "Hush! little Jane's gone to sleep!" / And the spiders came spinning a curtain of lace, / Lest the sun should make freckles on Jane's pretty face.”
Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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