mácula
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin macula. Doublet of mancha, malha, mágoa, and mangra.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -akulɐ
- Hyphenation: má‧cu‧la
Noun edit
mácula f (plural máculas)
- stain (discoloured spot or area)
- blemish (small flaw which spoils the appearance of something)
- Synonym: defeito
- (figurative) stain; blemish (a flaw on one’s character or reputation)
- Synonym: estigma
- (ophthalmology) macula (oval-shaped pigmented area near the centre of the retina)
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin macula. Doublet of mancha.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mácula f (plural máculas)
- (anatomy) macula (spot near the center of the retina)
- Synonym: mácula lútea
- (poetic) stain (discolored spot or area)
- Synonym: mancha
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Further reading edit
- “mácula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014