red blotch
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4.4
- noun
:
mancha roja
- "How long has he had the red blotches on his face?" the doctor asked, noting the rash.
Examples
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She paces from room to room, wringing her hands, red blotches covering her cheeks...
Fiction book (1991) -
I also dread red blotches on cheeks...
Fiction book (1991) -
There were red blotches on his lower neck, indicating a possible skin irritation.
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When I woke up from my nap, I could see red blotches forming on my arms from an allergic reaction.
Synonyms
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2.7
A group of red spots on the skin caused by illness or allergy
11
3.7
Skin becomes red and often painful after injury or irritation
8
2.7
A small mark often made by ink or dirt
4
3.0
A red, itchy area on the skin that may have spots or bumps
4
3.9
A large irregular spot on skin or another surface that is a different color
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9.5
Redness of the skin caused by widened blood vessels, often from sunburn or irritation
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4.8
A large uneven mark of color or dirt on a surface
A red skin rash that appears as a sign of illness
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'red' (a color) + 'blotch' (an unevenly colored spot) yields the literal meaning of a red patch. Even though it appears in a technical viticulture context, the sense remains literal and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Red blotch comes from a simple picture: red is the color and blotch is a messy spot on the skin. People used the phrase when a rash, bite, or irritation made a rough red patch, so it now means 'a red mark or patch on the skin'.