[ˈspatə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cover with drops or spots of something
(e.g: passing vehicles spattered his shoes and trousers with mud)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘splutter while speaking’): frequentative, from a base shared by Dutch, Low German spatten ‘burst, spout’

[ˈspatə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a spray or splash of something
(e.g: she stood clear of the spatter of water that came off the steps)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘splutter while speaking’): frequentative, from a base shared by Dutch, Low German spatten ‘burst, spout’