"manta" meaning in English

See manta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmæn.tə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manta.wav [Southern-England] Forms: mantas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish manta (“blanket”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|es:manta<t:blanket>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "blanket", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "manta", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "manta", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="manta"> Borrowed from Spanish manta (“blanket”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} manta (plural mantas)
  1. A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
    Sense id: en-manta-en-noun-2hZlgV~3 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Rays and skates Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 74 24 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 70 23 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Rays and skates: 55 45
  2. A manta ray (Mobula spp.).
    Sense id: en-manta-en-noun-UhGTI9Wk Categories (other): Rays and skates Disambiguation of Rays and skates: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Alfred manta (taxonomic: Mobula alfredi), giant manta (taxonomic: Mobula birostris)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Mobula alfredi",
      "word": "Alfred manta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "taxonomic": "Mobula birostris",
      "word": "giant manta"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "es:manta<t:blanket>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"gloss\" : \"blanket\", \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Spanish\", \"term\" : \"manta\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"es\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"manta\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"manta\">\nBorrowed from Spanish manta (“blanket”).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish manta (“blanket”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mantas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "manta (plural mantas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "72 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "58 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 24 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 23 2 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Rays and skates",
          "orig": "en:Rays and skates",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States."
      ],
      "id": "en-manta-en-noun-2hZlgV~3",
      "links": [
        [
          "fabric",
          "fabric"
        ],
        [
          "blanket",
          "blanket"
        ],
        [
          "Latin America",
          "Latin America"
        ],
        [
          "southwestern",
          "southwestern"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Rays and skates",
          "orig": "en:Rays and skates",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A manta ray (Mobula spp.)."
      ],
      "id": "en-manta-en-noun-UhGTI9Wk",
      "links": [
        [
          "manta ray",
          "manta ray"
        ],
        [
          "Mobula",
          "Mobula#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmæn.tə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manta.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-manta.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-manta.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-manta.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-manta.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "manta"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries referencing missing etymons",
    "English entries with etymology texts",
    "English entries with etymon",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Spanish",
    "English terms derived from Spanish",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 20 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "en:Rays and skates",
    "kdd:Earth",
    "kdd:Landforms"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "taxonomic": "Mobula alfredi",
      "word": "Alfred manta"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Mobula birostris",
      "word": "giant manta"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "es:manta<t:blanket>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"gloss\" : \"blanket\", \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Spanish\", \"term\" : \"manta\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"es\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"manta\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"manta\">\nBorrowed from Spanish manta (“blanket”).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish manta (“blanket”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mantas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "manta (plural mantas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fabric",
          "fabric"
        ],
        [
          "blanket",
          "blanket"
        ],
        [
          "Latin America",
          "Latin America"
        ],
        [
          "southwestern",
          "southwestern"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A manta ray (Mobula spp.)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "manta ray",
          "manta ray"
        ],
        [
          "Mobula",
          "Mobula#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmæn.tə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manta.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-manta.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-manta.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-manta.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-manta.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "manta"
}

Download raw JSONL data for manta meaning in English (2.2kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (d6fca27 and 65e1673). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.