noun
Refers to a scar or pit left on the skin, typically from smallpox or acne. Often used in the set phrase 痘痕も靨 (あばたもえくぼ), meaning 'love is blind' (lit. 'even pockmarks are dimples').
彼の顔にはあばたが残っている。
He still has pockmarks on his face.
あばたもえくぼというから、彼女には欠点が見えない。
As they say, love is blind—I can't see any flaws in her.
The origin is uncertain. The kanji 痘痕 literally mean 'pox scar', but the word itself is native Japanese.