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mantelito

Spanish, noun/manteˈlito/

mantelito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “doily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo de mantel”.

What does mantelito mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinedoily

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Diminutivo de mantel.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of mantelito

  • mantelitos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce mantelito?

  • /manteˈlito/
  • [mãn̪.t̪eˈli.t̪o]
  • [mãn̪t̪eˈlit̪o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is mantelito in Spanish?

mantelito appears about once in every 39 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).