spekke
Afrikaans
Noun
spekke
- plural of spek
Dutch
Verb
spekke
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of spekken
Middle English
Alternative forms
- spekk, specke, spek
Etymology
From Old English specca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛk(ə)/
Noun
spekke (plural spekkes or speches)
- A splotch or stain; a mark or zone of aberrant coloration.
- A dot or point, especially when it is a stain.
- (rare) A small portion of material used to mend a fabric item.
- (rare) A small amount of spit or saliva.
Related terms
- speckyd
Descendants
- English: speck, spetch
- Scots: speck
References
- “spek(ke (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-24.