manta

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/ˈmæn.tə/

noun

A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.

Similar
manta raydevilfish
OriginSpanish manta →
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Meanings

manta1

nounmanta (plural mantas)

plural mantas

  1. A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
  2. A manta ray (Mobula spp.).

MANTA2

nounMANTA (plural MANTAs)

plural MANTAs

  1. USabbreviationacronymgovernmentAcronym of multiaxis no-tail aircraft.

Manta3

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounextremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned

Similar
manta raydevilfish
Broader
ray
Also see
devilfishmanta ray

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishmanta
  2. Spanishmanta
  3. Englishmanta

Borrowed from Spanish manta (“blanket”).

More words from Spanish

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TamanatmanamantmanatntamaTamna
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APA

manta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manta

MLA

“manta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manta.

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