Polyglot Dictionary

mantel

/manˈtel/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los manteles

Meaning

  1. tablecloth

    • Puso el mantel en la mesa.

      She put the tablecloth on the table.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Tischdecke

Tischdecke is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tablecloth."

French

nappe

nappe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "tablecloth."

Practice

1 What does mantel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Puso el ___ en la mesa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mantel?

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