mant

1 of 3

verb

ˈmant

-ed/-ing/-s

chiefly Scottish

: stammer

mant

2 of 3

noun (1)

"

plural -s

chiefly Scottish

: a speech impediment : stammer

mant

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural -s

obsolete

: mantilla

also : manteau

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Scottish Gaelic mannd, noun, stammer

Noun (1)

Scottish Gaelic mannd

Noun (2)

French mante, from Middle French, from Old Provençal manta, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin, blanket, cloak, alteration of Late Latin mantus cloak, back-formation from Latin mantellum

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