strawberry mark
- noun
- /ˈstrɔːbəri mɑrk/
:
marca de fresa
- She had the cutest little strawberry mark.
Examples
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- Yeah, that's right, and I have a strawberry mark on my thigh to prove it.
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"His ear, that strawberry mark."
Fiction book (1991) -
You dying to see my strawberry mark?
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Aside from the strawberry mark?
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Have you a strawberry mark on your left knee?
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The baby was born with a small strawberry mark on her forehead.
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His strawberry mark is a unique feature that everyone notices.
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When she was a child, her strawberry mark made her feel special.
Synonyms
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1.3
A mark on the skin you are born with that has a different color or feel
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8.1
A soft raised red mark on a baby's skin that often fades over time
A bright red raised birthmark present at birth that often gets smaller in childhood
A soft red birthmark made by extra blood vessels just under the skin
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound simply names a visible spot whose appearance is like a strawberry: 'strawberry' conveys a red, textured look and 'mark' denotes a visible spot. A B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably infer this refers to a red, raised spot (often a birthmark), so the meaning is directly compositional and transparent.
Etymology
Strawberry mark gets its name from how it looks: a small, soft, red lump on the skin that can look like a tiny strawberry with a bumpy surface, so it is called a mark. That's why the phrase means 'a soft red birthmark' often seen on babies.