Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mantelletta

/ˌmæn(t)əˈlɛtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-tel-let-ta
IPA: /ˌmæn(t)əˈlɛtə/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sleeveless, knee-length vestment open at the front which is worn by Roman Catholic prelates.

Example Sentences

"We were without comestibles, and we had no garments except those we wore, not even a shirt, and the habits, such as they were, were most inconvenient for travelling; for the Pope [Pius VII] wore his mozzetta and stola, and I [Bartolomeo Pacca] the rocchetto and mozzetta, together with the mantelletta."
"In Rome the cardinals wear the mozzetta over the mantelletta, except in their titular churches, when it is worn immediately over the rochet."
"In the presence of the Pope and within the Archbishopric of Rome, the cardinals and the bishops had to conceal the rochet beneath a so-called mantelletta, a knee-length coat, which was open at the front."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mantelletta, from mantello (“cloak, mantle”) + -etta (from -etto (diminutive suffix)), probably from Late Latin mantelletum (“a short, sleeveless cape or cloak; a mantlet”). Doublet of mantlet.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: mantelletta, mantelletum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmæn(t)əˈlɛtə/
British English: /mantəˈlɛtə/

Inflected Forms

mantellettas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

manteau mantle mantlet mantellone

Rhymes With

meta loretta peta vendetta zeta debtor henrietta marietta rosetta quetta getter feta

Questions

How do you pronounce mantelletta?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmæn(t)əˈlɛtə/.
What does mantelletta mean?: A sleeveless, knee-length vestment open at the front which is worn by Roman Catholic prelates.
Where does mantelletta come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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