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