Frecket

/ˈfrɛkət/ noun

Definition

A small or minor freckle; a diminutive form suggesting a tiny freckle spot.

Etymology

From 'freck' or 'freckle' plus the diminutive suffix '-et' (from Old French '-et', meaning small). The '-et' suffix shrinks things down, as in 'booklet' or 'droplet'.

Kelly Says

Diminutive suffixes like '-et' let us express affection and scale simultaneously—a 'frecket' isn't just a small freckle but somehow a cute small freckle, which is why we say 'piglet' with more warmth than 'pig'.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
斑點
ban-dint
ARالعربية
بقع
buqʿ
BNবাংলা
ছোট ছোট দাগ
chhoto chhoto dag
CACatalà
taques
ta-kes
CSČeština
tečky
te-ch-kee
DADansk
pletter
plet-ter
DEDeutsch
Flecken
flek-en
ELΕλληνικά
μαυρισμα
ma-uris-ma
ESEspañol
manchita
man-chee-tah
FAفارسی
لکه
lake
FISuomi
täplät
taep-lat
FRFrançais
taches
ta-sh
GUGU
દાગ
daag
HAHA
baki
bah-kee
HEעברית
כתמים
kht'mim
HIहिन्दी
दाग
daag
HUMagyar
foltok
fol-tok
IDBahasa Indonesia
bercak
ber-chak
IGIG
nkwu
n-k-oo
ITItaliano
macchia
makk-ee-ah
JA日本語
そばかす
sobakasu
KKKK
көк
kok
KMKM
ស្វាយ
sva-y
KO한국어
소 matang
so ma-tang
MRMR
दाग
daag
MSBahasa Melayu
bercak
ber-chak
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေ
shwe
NLNederlands
vlekken
vlek-ken
NONorsk
flekker
flek-ker
PAPA
ਦਿੱਕ
dik
PLPolski
pieprzyki
pye-pzh-ree-kee
PTPortuguês
mancha
man-cha
RORomână
pete
peh-teh
RUРусский
пятна
pyat-na
SVSvenska
fläckar
flæck-ar
SWKiswahili
machozi
ma-cho-zee
TAதமிழ்
மெல்லிய புள்ளிகள்
mellyiya puliyigal
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న చిన్ని మచ్చలు
chinna chinni macchalu
THไทย
จุดด่าง
jood dang
TLTL
batik
ba-tik
TRTürkçe
lekeler
leh-keh-ler
UKУкраїнська
плями
plya-mee
URاردو
ڈاٹیں
da-tain
VITiếng Việt
nốt tàn
nốt tàn
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
oh-poh
ZH中文
雀斑
què bān
ZUZU
izinyembezi
ee-zee-n-embe-zee

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