fleck

nouns

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap

a small contrasting part of something

"a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"

dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot

make a spot or mark onto

"The wine spotted the tablecloth"

blob, blot, fleck, spot