What is the Latin word for streak?

The usual Latin words for “streak” are līnea, līmes, virga; also virgātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“streak” in Latin

līneaA linen thread.līmesa limit set between two estates or fields, border, boundary; a fortified boundary line, a boundary wall; a boundary, bor virgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging.; staff, walking stick virgātusmade of twigs; striped

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

streak s.

linea (a line; especially on paper): limes (for distinction): virga (a stripe; especially of a different color from its ground).

streak v.

virgis distinguere aliquid. Streaked, virgatus (Verg.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for streak?: The usual Latin words for “streak” are līnea, līmes, virga; also virgātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.