MANTA


Meaning of MANTA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈman-tə ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, alteration of manto cloak, from Late Latin mantus, probably back-formation from Latin mantellum mantle

Date: 1697

1. : a square piece of cloth or blanket used in southwestern United States and Latin America usually as a cloak or shawl

2.

[American Spanish, from Spanish; from its shape]

: manta ray

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