manchar

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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Attested since 1370. Inherited from Latin maculāre, with an irregular nasal infix, (compare Galician sobrencella) Doublet of magoar.

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manchar (first-person singular present mancho, first-person singular preterite manchei, past participle manchado)

  1. to bruise
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 548:
      et lle veu o corpo trillado et tã mãchado das feridas
      And she saw his body beaten and so bruised with wounds
  2. to stain
  3. to blemish
  4. to besmirch
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Etymology 2

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From Old French manche (handle). Doublet of mangar.

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manchar (first-person singular present mancho, first-person singular preterite manchei, past participle manchado)

  1. (transitive) to haft, to fit a handle to (a tool or weapon);
    Synonym: mangar
    Antonyms: desmanchar, desmangar
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *manclāre, *maclāre, from Latin maculāre. Doublet of magoar and macular.

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  • Hyphenation: man‧char

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manchar (first-person singular present mancho, first-person singular preterite manchei, past participle manchado)

  1. to stain
  2. to blemish
  3. to besmirch

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *manclāre, maclāre, from Latin maculāre (to stain). Doublet of magular and macular.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /manˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [mãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: man‧char

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manchar (first-person singular present mancho, first-person singular preterite manché, past participle manchado)

  1. (transitive) to spot, stain, mark, to smudge
    Synonym: ensuciar
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to sully, to tarnish, to taint, to soil, to besmirch, to smear (one's name, reputation, honour, spirit, etc.)
    ¡no manches!you've got to be kidding me!, get outa here!, get out of town!, no way!

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