mantsa
mántsa with stress marks
stain
Also means
Figuratively, mantsa can mean a blemish on one's reputation or character.
Usage Note
Mantsa is borrowed from Spanish 'mancha' and is used both literally for stains on fabric or surfaces and figuratively for moral or reputational blemishes. The verb form mantsahan means to stain something, and the word is common in both household and political discourse.
Examples
" May mantsa ang damit ko. "
Natural Translation
My shirt has a stain.
Literal Translation
Has stain the shirt my.
" Mahirap tanggalin ang mantsa ng kape sa puting damit. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to remove the coffee stain on the white shirt.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-remove the stain of coffee on-the white [ng] shirt.
" Kahit gaano kahigpit niyang linisin ang sahig, hindi pa rin tuluyang nawawala ang lumang mantsa ng langis. "
Natural Translation
No matter how hard she scrubs the floor, the old oil stain still doesn't completely go away.
Literal Translation
Even how-much hard she-that clean the floor, not still also completely going-away the old stain of oil.
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