freckle
noun
[ ˈfrɛk(ə)l ]
• 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"
freckle
verb
• cover or become covered with freckles.
• "skin which freckles easily"
Origin:
late Middle English: alteration of dialect frecken, from Old Norse freknur (plural).
