mantilla

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mantilla^¹

/manˈtɪlə/ UK
/-ˈtiːjə/ UK
/mænˈti(j)ə/ US
/-ˈtɪlə/ US

Rhymes with -ɪlə, -iːjə, -iːə

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

noun mantillas

A lace veil of Spanish origin worn over a woman's hair and shoulders. [M]y eyes were oft times [on the] charmante maitresse de la maison, who glided among her guests in her flowing Spanish mantilla, and train of the clearest blonde, doing her devoirs with winning kindness, and showing how much benevolence of manner adds to beauty.
A woman's light cloak or cape made of silk, velvet, lace, or other material. The Duchess of Alba wrapped herself in a mantilla coat, asked her guest to take a chair in the middle of the patio and placed herself three steps behind him in the shade of a magnolia.

Mantilla^²

proper noun Mantillas

A surname.

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noun Spanish lace veil worn over a woman's hair and shoulders

Español	mantilla
Deutsch	Mantilla, Mantille
Ελληνικά	μαντήλι mantíli
Русский	манти́лья mantílʹja

noun woman's light cloak

Deutsch	Mantilla, Mantille

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@misc{mantilla_2026,
  title = {mantilla},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mantilla},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}