salpicar
transitive verb
1 (manchar) (de barro, pintura) to splash;de with; (de agua) to sprinkle;de with; [+tela] to dot; fleck;de with;
salpicar agua sobre el suelo to sprinkle water on the floor; la multitud de islas que salpican el océano the host of islands dotted about the ocean; este asunto salpica al gobierno this affair hasn't left the government untouched; the government has been tainted by this affair
