speck
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
- A very small amount; a particle; a whit.
- A small etheostomoid fish, Etheostoma stigmaeum, common in the eastern United States.
- Fat; lard; fat meat.
- A juniper-flavoured ham originally from Tyrol.
- The blubber of whales or other marine mammals.
- The fat of the hippopotamus.
Verb
- To mark with specks; to speckle.
Proper noun
- A surname from German.
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