spackle

Etymology
From, originally a brand name, perhaps based on spachtel which is ultimately from Latin spatula.

Noun

 * 1) Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.
 * 2) A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.
 * 3) A paste-like substance that fills a gap.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: silote,
 * Swedish: spackelfärg,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: silote,, tasoitemassa
 * Norwegian: sparkel,
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:, spackelfärg

Verb

 * 1)  To fill or repair with a plastic paste.
 * 2)  To fill cracks or holes with a spackle.
 * 3) To fill gaps with something, as if spackling; to speckle
 * The neighborhood has been spackled with coffee shops.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: китвам
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: silottaa,, spaklata
 * Norwegian: sparkle
 * Swedish: