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mantua

/ˈmæntʃuːə/MAN-choo-uh
/ˈmæntʃuə/MAN-choo-uh

MeaningMantua, the city

Common meaning: a loose gown

Journey through time

  1. ItalianMantua‘the city of Mantua’source
  2. Early English spellingMantoesource
  3. Englishmantua‘a loose gown’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Italian Mantua ‘Mantua, the city’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry MANTUA, p. 352 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • Mantua Italian “Mantua, the city”

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