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mantelletta

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /mantəˈlɛtə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌmæn(t)əˈlɛtə/
  • General-American: /-ɾə/
  • rhymes with -ɛtə

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noun

Meaning 1

A sleeveless, knee-length vestment open at the front which is worn by Roman Catholic prelates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mantelletta, from mantello (“cloak, mantle”) + -etta (from -etto (diminutive suffix)), probably from Late Latin mantelletum (“a short, sleeveless cape or cloak; a mantlet”). Doublet of mantlet.