mantón
Spanish, noun/manˈton/
mantón is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “shawl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pañuelo grande destinado a ser complemento del vestuario femenino, para adornar o abrigar. Va sujeto…”.
What does mantón mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshawl
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pañuelo grande destinado a ser complemento del vestuario femenino, para adornar o abrigar. Va sujeto alrededor del cuello y cubre la espalda, los hombros y el pecho. 2. Cada una de las dos tiras de tela con que solían guarnecerse los jubones de las mujeres. 3. Manta (pluma del ave de rapiña). 4. Capa, manteo.
adjective: 1. Variante poco usada de mantudo.
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 mantón
- mantones plural
- mantona feminine
- mantonas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mantón?
- /manˈton/
- [mãn̪ˈt̪õn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mantón
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mantón in Spanish?
mantón appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).