freckle

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfrɛk(ə)l/

noun

  • a small patch of light brown colour on the skin, often becoming more pronounced through exposure to the sun: she had a light sprinkling of freckles on her nose

verb

  • cover or become covered with freckles: [no object]: skin which freckles easily (as adjective freckled) a freckled face

Derivatives

freckly

adjective (frecklier, freckliest)

Origin:

late Middle English: alteration of dialect frecken, from Old Norse freknur (plural)