English Explanatory Dictionary

manta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
  2. Ellipsis of manta ray.
noun
  1. Acronym of multiaxis no-tail aircraft.
name
  1. A Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon.
  2. A city and canton in Manabí province, Ecuador.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæn.tə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manta.wav

Word forms

manta mantas

Etymology

From Spanish manta (“blanket”).

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Manta terms

Derived words

Alfred manta giant manta
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