manto

noun

man·​to

ˈman‧ˌtō

plural -s

1

: a usually black shawl worn especially by Spanish or Latin American women as a covering for head and shoulders

2

a

: a nearly horizontal or gently inclined sheetlike body of ore

called also blanket deposit

b

: a pipe-shaped ore body

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Late Latin mantus

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