[man.ta] n [Sp, alter. of manto cloak, fr. LL mantus, prob. back-formation fr. L mantellum mantle] (1697) 1: a square piece of cloth or blanket used in southwestern U.S. and Latin America usu. as a cloak or shawl
2. [AmerSp, fr. Sp; fr. its shape]: devilfish 1