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Topic: word of the day: manta

boof started this discussion 1 year ago #117,818

manta --Merriam-Webster
noun
man·ta ˈman-tə

1
: a square piece of cloth or blanket used in southwestern U.S. and Latin America usually as a cloak or shawl
2
[American Spanish, from Spanish; from its shape] : manta ray


Etymology
Spanish, alteration of manto cloak, from Late Latin mantus, probably back-formation from Latin mantellum mantle

First Known Use
1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 55 minutes later[^] [v] #1,295,982

Manta is the wife of Danpressionmanta
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