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)
- mantle
- cloak, cape
- (figurative, by extension) something that covers or conceals
- un lupo in mantello di pecora ― a wolf in the cloak of a sheep
- blanket, mantle (of snow)
- (geology) layer between the Earth's core and crust
- coat (of an animal)
- casing, shell
- pavement
- (geology) mantle (earth's mantle)
Related terms
- mantella
- mantellato
- mantello stradale
Anagrams
- Montella, mollante