How to pronounce mantel
American English pronunciation
MAN-tul
- IPA
- /ˈmæntəl/
- Syllables
- MAN · tul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What mantel means
The shelf above a fireplace
In a sentence: We hung our stockings from the mantel.
Where it comes from: It's a different spelling of "mantle," meaning a cloak, now used with its own meaning.
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