Also means
to spatter
Usage Note
Salpicar describes liquid or mud hitting a surface in scattered drops. Figuratively it means to pepper or intersperse something: salpicado de errores ('peppered with mistakes'). It follows standard -ar conjugation with the spelling change c→qu before -e.
Examples
"El coche me salpicó de barro."
Natural Translation
The car splattered me with mud.
Literal Translation
The car to-me splattered with mud.
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