"macchia" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmak.kja/ Forms: macchie [plural]
Rhymes: -akkja Etymology: From Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula. Doublet of macula, a borrowing. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la-vul||*macla}} Vulgar Latin *macla, {{inh|it|la|macula}} Latin macula, {{doublet|it|macula}} Doublet of macula Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} macchia f (plural macchie)
  1. stain, smear Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-macchia-it-noun-sTrSg7ml
  2. spot, fleck Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-macchia-it-noun-BwjSafvX
  3. (figurative) blot, speck, disgrace Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-macchia-it-noun-3wEkfA10
  4. (figurative, uncommon) defect, flaw Tags: feminine, figuratively, uncommon Synonyms: difetto, neo
    Sense id: en-macchia-it-noun--tT2Prlb Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 6 12 2 6 27 4 30 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: macchia solare, macchiaiolo, macchioso, smacchiare Related terms: macchiare, macchiato
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmak.kja/ Forms: macchie [plural]
Rhymes: -akkja Etymology: A semantic extension of the above. Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} macchia f (plural macchie)
  1. shrub, bush, brake Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-macchia-it-noun-4Ij9FjZ0
  2. macchia (shrubland biota) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-macchia-it-noun--nHZVY0k
  3. (by extension) generic name for plants commonly found in a macchia Tags: broadly, feminine
    Sense id: en-macchia-it-noun-Dje2zqe~ Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 6 12 2 6 27 4 30 7
  4. (Romanesco, by extension, dated, central Italy) synonym of foresta (“forest”) Tags: broadly, dated, feminine Synonyms: foresta [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-macchia-it-noun-1Ct6qFud Categories (other): Central Italian, Romanesco Italian
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: macchiaiolo, macchioso, smacchiare, macchiatico, macchieto
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈmak.kja/
Rhymes: -akkja Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} macchia
  1. inflection of macchiare:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: macchiare
    Sense id: en-macchia-it-verb-HLPrd2kf Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 6 12 2 6 27 4 30 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 3 3 10 3 8 26 3 35 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 13 2 9 27 2 40 3
  2. inflection of macchiare:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: macchiare
    Sense id: en-macchia-it-verb-0KtizTTa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "macchia solare"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "macchioso"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "smacchiare"
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      "word": "smacchiare"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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        [
          "macchiare",
          "macchiare#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "macchiare"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of macchiare:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "macchiare",
          "macchiare#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmak.kja/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-akkja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "macchia"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Romanesco, by extension, dated, central Italy",
  "path": [
    "macchia"
  ],
  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "macchia",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Romanesco, by extension, dated, central Italy",
  "path": [
    "macchia"
  ],
  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "macchia",
  "trace": ""
}

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