Main Entry: man·ta

Pronunciation: \ˈman-tə\

Function: noun

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

Date: 1697

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