Skip to content

manta

noun

  1. rectangular woven textile worn wrapped around the body and pinned on the right shoulder by Native American women of the American Southwest
L323620 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.tə/

name

  1. A Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon.
  2. A city and canton in Manabí province, Ecuador.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish mantabor. English manta Borrowed from Spanish manta (“blanket”).

  1. A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
  2. Ellipsis of manta ray.