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Webster 1913 Edition


Manta


Man′ta

,
Noun.
[From the native name.]
(Zool.)
The
manta ray
. See also
Cephaloptera
and
Sea devil
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Manta

MAN'TA

,
Noun.
A flat fish that is very troublesome to pearlfishers.

Definition 2024


manta

manta

See also: MANTA, mantā, mäntä, -manta, and Man-ta

English

Noun

manta (plural mantas)

  1. manta ray

Anagrams


Asturian

Noun

manta f (plural mantes)

  1. blanket

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern) IPA(key): /ˈmantə/
  • (Western) IPA(key): /ˈmanta/

Noun

manta f (plural mantes)

  1. blanket
  2. manta ray

Latvian

Noun

manta f (4th declension)

  1. property
    valsts manta ― state, public property
    mantas nodoklisproperty tax
    mantas konfiskācija ― confiscation of property
    personiskā manta ― personal property
    novēlēt savu mantu bērniem ― bequeath his property to (his) children
  2. wealth, riches
    viņš izšķiedies svešu mantu ― he is wasting someone else's wealth
    atrast apslēptu mantu ― to find the hidden treasure
  3. things, objects
    vecu mantu uzpircējs ― old things dealer

Declension

Derived terms


Malagasy

Etymology

Common Malayo-Polynesian, compare Indonesian mentah.

Adjective

manta

  1. raw

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

manta n

  1. charm, spell, incantation

Declension


Pitjantjatjara

Noun

manta

  1. earth (soil)
  2. land

Portuguese

Etymology

From manto.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃.tɐ/
  • Hyphenation: man‧ta

Noun

manta f (plural mantas)

  1. blanket

Romanian

Etymology

Ultimately from French manteau, probably through the intermediate of another language.

Noun

manta f (plural mantale)

  1. mantle, cloak, wrap

Related terms

  • mantie, mantă

Spanish

Etymology

See manto

Noun

manta f (plural mantas)

  1. blanket, cloth, cloth banner
  2. poncho
  3. manta ray

Synonyms