Also means
stain (figurative)
Usage Note
Éclaboussure is the noun counterpart of éclabousser. Literally it means a drop or mark left by splashing liquid. Figuratively, les éclaboussures d'un scandale are the damaging fallout of a scandal. The plural éclaboussures is more common than the singular in everyday usage.
Examples
"Il y avait des éclaboussures de boue sur le mur."
Natural Translation
There were mud splatters on the wall.

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