mantello

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mantēllum (“covering, cloak”), diminutive of mantum, probably from Gaulish. Compare French manteau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈtɛl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: man‧tèl‧lo

Noun

mantello m (plural mantelli)

1. mantle
   1. cloak, cape
   2. (figurative, by extension) something that covers or conceals

      un lupo in mantello di pecora ― a wolf in the cloak of a sheep

   3. blanket, mantle (of snow)
   4. (geology) layer between the Earth's core and crust
2. coat (of an animal)
3. casing, shell
4. pavement
5. (geology) mantle (earth's mantle)

Related terms

• mantella
• mantellato
• mantello stradale

Anagrams

• Montella, mollante