mottled

English

Etymology

1670-80 mottle +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

(US) enPR: mǒt' ld, IPA^(key): /ˈmɑt əld/

Adjective

mottled (comparative more mottled, superlative most mottled)

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

Derived terms

mottled duck

Translations

spotted

Czech: strakatý (cs)
Dutch: gevlekt (nl)
Finnish: täplikäs, läiskikäs
French: tacheté (fr), marbré (fr)
Galician: pinto (gl) m, pinta f
German: gesprenkelt (de), gefleckt (de)
Greek:
Ancient: βαλιός (baliós), ποικίλος (poikílos)
Irish: ballach
Maori: tarare, tāingoingo, kōrangorango, tawatawa

Portuguese: malhado (pt), manchado
Russian: пятни́стый (ru) (pjatnístyj), кра́пчатый (ru) (krápčatyj), пёстрый (ru) (pjóstryj)
Slovak: fľakatý, strakatý
Spanish: moteado (es), manchado (es)
Swedish: fläckig (sv)
Tagalog: batik-batik
Turkish: benekli (tr)

Verb

mottled

simple past tense and past participle of mottle

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