mottled

mottled

English

Etymology

1670-80 mottle +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

mottled (comparative more mottled, superlative most mottled)

1. 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

1. simple past tense and past participle of mottle