macchia

== English == === Etymology === From Corsican machja, related to Italian macchia and French maquis; ultimately from Latin macula. Doublet of macula, macule, and maquis. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːkiə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmækiə/ === Noun === macchia (uncountable) Any shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs. ==== Related terms ==== maquis ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === maquis shrubland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Michaca == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmak.kja/ Rhymes: -akkja Hyphenation: màc‧chia === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula. Doublet of macula, a borrowing. ==== Noun ==== macchia f (plural macchie) stain, smear spot, fleck (figurative) blot, speck, disgrace (figurative, uncommon) defect, flaw Synonyms: difetto, neo ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== macchia1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 2 === A semantic extension of the above. ==== Noun ==== macchia f (plural macchie) shrub, bush, brake macchia (shrubland biota) (by extension) generic name for plants commonly found in a macchia (Romanesco, by extension, dated, central Italy) synonym of foresta (“forest”) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== macchia2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== macchia inflection of macchiare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === macachi == Sicilian == === Alternative forms === maccia (palatalized, dialectal) === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula. Doublet of màcula, a borrowing. Cognate with Corsican machja, Italian macchia, and French maquis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmak.kja/, [ˈma.cːa] Rhymes: -acchia Hyphenation: màc‧chia === Noun === macchia f (plural macchi) (botany, South-eastern dialects) a tree Synonyms: àrbulu, àrburu shrub, bush, brake macchia (shrubland biota) ==== Related terms ====