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Where does “manteletta” come from?

manteletta (English) comes from Italian mantelletta, from Italian -etta — feminine of -etto; diminutive suffix; meliorative...

manteletta (English): A long silk or woollen vestment, fastened in...

Definitions

  1. A long silk or woollen vestment, fastened in...

Ancestry of “manteletta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmantellettamantlet; mantelletta
2Italian-ettafeminine of -etto; diminutive suffix; meliorative...
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