mantelé
French, adjective/mɑ̃t.le/
mantelé is spelled M-A-N-T-E-L-É (7 letters). Mantelé is a French adjective meaning “having a different coloured back to that of the rest of its body, in particular with birds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Se dit d’un animal dont le dos a une couleur différente de celle du reste du corps”.
What does mantelé mean in English?
adjective
- 1
having a different coloured back to that of the rest of its body, in particular with birds
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dit d’un animal dont le dos a une couleur différente de celle du reste du corps. 2. Se dit d’un animal revêtu d’un plumage qui imite un manteau. 3. Se dit d’un écu chapé quand la pointe du mantel ne dépasse pas le centre de l’écu.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mantelé
- mantelée feminine
- mantelés masculine plural
- mantelées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mantelé?
- /mɑ̃t.le/
- \mɑ̃.tə.le\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.