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Definitions for Manta

[1] (in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
[2] the type of blanket or cloth used on a horse or mule.
[3] Military . a movable shelter formerly used to protect besiegers, as when attacking a fortress.
[4] Ichthyology . Also called manta ray, devil ray, devilfish. any of several tropical rays of the small family Mobulidae, especially of the genus Manta, measuring from 2 to 24 feet (0.6 to 7.3 meters) across, including the pectoral fins.
[5] a seaport in W Ecuador, on Manta Bay.
[6] Also called: manta ray , devilfish , devil ray any large ray (fish) of the family Mobulidae, having very wide winglike pectoral fins and feeding on plankton
[7] a rough cotton cloth made in Spain and Spanish America
[8] a piece of this used as a blanket or shawl
[9] another word for mantelet (def. 2)

Words related to Manta

cloth, stole, scarf, mantle, cape, tallith, fichu, serape, maud

Words nearby Manta

manstealing, mansuetude, mansur, mansur, al-, mansûra, manta, manta bay, mantapa, mantaro, manteau, manteca

Origin of Manta

1690–1700; < Spanish < Provençal: blanket. See mantle

Word origin for Manta

Spanish: cloak, from Vulgar Latin; see mantle. The manta ray is so called because it is caught in a trap resembling a blanket

Synonyms for Manta

cloth, scarf, stole, cape, fichu, mantle, serape, tallith, maud