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mantilla

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /manˈtɪlə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈtiːjə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /mænˈti(j)ə/
  • General-American: /-ˈtɪlə/
  • rhymes with -ɪlə
  • rhymes with -iːjə
  • rhymes with -iːə
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE0 N T IH1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A lace veil of Spanish origin worn over a woman's hair and shoulders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A woman's light cloak or cape made of silk, velvet, lace, or other material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

short cape worn by women

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mantelet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cape, mantle

5

noun

Meaning 5

a woman's silk or lace scarf

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: scarf

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mantilla (“large veil; small cape”), from manta (“blanket, cloth, cloth banner”) + -illa (diminutive).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: mantila — Spanish lace veil worn over a woman's hair and shoulders
  • German: Mantilla — Spanish lace veil worn over a woman's hair and shoulders
  • German: Mantille — Spanish lace veil worn over a woman's hair and shoulders
  • Greek: μαντήλι (mantíli) — Spanish lace veil worn over a woman's hair and shoulders
  • Indonesian: mantila — Spanish lace veil worn over a woman's hair and shoulders
  • Russian: манти́лья (mantílʹja) — Spanish lace veil worn over a woman's hair and shoulders
  • Spanish: mantilla — Spanish lace veil worn over a woman's hair and shoulders
  • Tagalog: mantilya — Spanish lace veil worn over a woman's hair and shoulders
  • German: Mantilla — woman's light cloak
  • German: Mantille — woman's light cloak
  • Indonesian: mantila — woman's light cloak