Romanian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French mante.

Noun

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mantă f (plural mante)

  1. (dated) mantle
    Synonym: manta
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Etymology 2

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From earlier mandă, a clipping of mandanea, from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (mandane).

Noun

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mantă f (plural mante)

  1. cushion (the lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.)
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