quitamanchas
Spanish, noun/ˌkitaˈmant͡ʃas/
quitamanchas is spelled Q-U-I-T-A-M-A-N-C-H-A-S (12 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written Spanish, the 155,407th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quitamanchas is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “stain remover” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Producto de limpieza que se aplica directamente sobre las manchas de la ropa para eliminarlas”.
What does quitamanchas mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestain remover
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Producto de limpieza que se aplica directamente sobre las manchas de la ropa para eliminarlas.
noun: 1. El que tiene por oficio quitar las manchas de la ropa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce quitamanchas?
- /ˌkitaˈmant͡ʃas/
- [ˌki.t̪aˈmãnʲ.t͡ʃas]
- [kit̪aˈmãnʲt͡ʃas]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is quitamanchas in Spanish?
quitamanchas appears about once in every 18 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).