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DictionarymantaBlanket or shawl
noun

manta

A cloth covering used as a blanket or shawl in Spanish-speaking cultures.

She wrapped a woven manta around her shoulders.

Etymology
mantaSpanishblanket

Spanish manta means blanket or covering. English borrowed the word for the cloth wrap or blanket used in Spanish-speaking settings.

More examples

  • The colorful manta served as a blanket.
  • A folded manta lay across the bench.
  • The market stall sold wool mantas.

Forms

manta · mantas

Similar words

shawl
A shawl is a shoulder covering; manta can also name a larger blanket-like cloth.
blanket
Blanket is the general term; manta identifies a covering in a particular cultural or language context.