/ ˈspekl; NAmE / noun
[ usually pl. ] a small coloured mark or spot on a background of a different colour
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (as a noun): from Middle Dutch spekkel .
/ ˈspekl; NAmE / noun
[ usually pl. ] a small coloured mark or spot on a background of a different colour
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (as a noun): from Middle Dutch spekkel .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005