"manteca" meaning in Spanish

See manteca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /manˈteka/, [mãn̪ˈt̪e.ka] Forms: mantecas [plural]
Rhymes: -eka Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Latin mantica or from Paleo-Hispanic, such as Iberian or Celtiberian. Compare Portuguese manteiga. Etymology templates: {{uncertain|es}} Uncertain, {{der|es|la|mantica}} Latin mantica, {{der|es|qsb-ibe|-}} Paleo-Hispanic, {{der|es|xib|-}} Iberian, {{der|es|xce|-}} Celtiberian, {{cog|pt|manteiga}} Portuguese manteiga Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} manteca f (plural mantecas)
  1. fat, lard Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-manteca-es-noun-bdsDZH8e Categories (other): Foods Disambiguation of Foods: 54 39 8
  2. shortening Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-manteca-es-noun-TW~PL1S3 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 38 53 9
  3. (Rioplatense, Paraguay) butter Tags: Paraguay, Rioplatense, feminine Synonyms: mantequilla
    Sense id: en-manteca-es-noun-ybgrkK5X Categories (other): Paraguayan Spanish, Rioplatense Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: manteca vegetal (english: vegetable shortening) Derived forms: mantecado, mantequilla, sacamantecas

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mantecado"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mantequilla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sacamantecas"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ceb",
            "2": "mantika",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Cebuano: mantika",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Cebuano: mantika"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xsb",
            "2": "mantika",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sambali: mantika",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sambali: mantika"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "mantika",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: mantika",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: mantika"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "mantica"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin mantica",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "qsb-ibe",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Paleo-Hispanic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "xib",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Iberian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "xce",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Celtiberian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "manteiga"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese manteiga",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly from Latin mantica or from Paleo-Hispanic, such as Iberian or Celtiberian. Compare Portuguese manteiga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mantecas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "manteca f (plural mantecas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "man‧te‧ca"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "vegetable shortening",
      "word": "manteca vegetal"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 39 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Foods",
          "orig": "es:Foods",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fat, lard"
      ],
      "id": "en-manteca-es-noun-bdsDZH8e",
      "links": [
        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ],
        [
          "lard",
          "lard"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 53 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shortening"
      ],
      "id": "en-manteca-es-noun-TW~PL1S3",
      "links": [
        [
          "shortening",
          "shortening"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Paraguayan Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Rioplatense Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "butter"
      ],
      "id": "en-manteca-es-noun-ybgrkK5X",
      "links": [
        [
          "butter",
          "butter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Rioplatense, Paraguay) butter"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mantequilla"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Paraguay",
        "Rioplatense",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/manˈteka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mãn̪ˈt̪e.ka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "manteca"
}
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    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/eka",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/eka/3 syllables",
    "Spanish 3-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Celtiberian",
    "Spanish terms derived from Iberian",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from a Paleo-Hispanic substrate",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with unknown etymologies",
    "es:Foods"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mantecado"
    },
    {
      "word": "mantequilla"
    },
    {
      "word": "sacamantecas"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ceb",
            "2": "mantika",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Cebuano: mantika",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Cebuano: mantika"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xsb",
            "2": "mantika",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sambali: mantika",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sambali: mantika"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "mantika",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: mantika",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: mantika"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "mantica"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin mantica",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "qsb-ibe",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Paleo-Hispanic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "xib",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Iberian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "xce",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Celtiberian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "manteiga"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese manteiga",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly from Latin mantica or from Paleo-Hispanic, such as Iberian or Celtiberian. Compare Portuguese manteiga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mantecas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "manteca f (plural mantecas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "man‧te‧ca"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "english": "vegetable shortening",
      "word": "manteca vegetal"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fat, lard"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ],
        [
          "lard",
          "lard"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shortening"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shortening",
          "shortening"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Paraguayan Spanish",
        "Rioplatense Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "butter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "butter",
          "butter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Rioplatense, Paraguay) butter"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mantequilla"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Paraguay",
        "Rioplatense",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/manˈteka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mãn̪ˈt̪e.ka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "manteca"
}

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