macchia

From Corsican machja, related to Italian macchia and French maquis; ultimately from Latin macula. Doublet of macula, macule, and maquis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæk.ɪa/

macchia (uncountable)

1. A shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs.

• maquis

• maquis shrubland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• IPA^(key): /ˈmak.kja/
• Rhymes: -akkja
• Hyphenation: màc‧chia

From Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula. Doublet of macula, a borrowing.

macchia f (plural macchie)

1. stain, smear
2. spot, fleck
3. (figurative) blot, speck, disgrace
4. (figurative, uncommon) defect, flaw

   Synonyms: difetto, neo

• macchia¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

A semantic extension of the above.

macchia f (plural macchie)

1. shrub, bush, brake
2. macchia (shrubland biota)
3. (by extension) generic name for plants commonly found in a macchia

• macchia² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

macchia

1. inflection of macchiare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• macachi