"manteca" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /manˈteka/, [mãn̪ˈt̪e.ka] Forms: mantecas [plural]
Rhymes: -eka Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Latin mantica or from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, such as Iberian or Celtiberian. Compare Portuguese manteiga. Etymology templates: {{uncertain|es}} Uncertain, {{der|es|la|mantica}} Latin mantica, {{der|es|qsb-ibe|-}} a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, {{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
  2. shortening Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-manteca-es-noun-TW~PL1S3 Disambiguation of Foods: 42 57 1 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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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mantecado"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      "expansion": "Portuguese manteiga",
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  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly from Latin mantica or from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, such as Iberian or Celtiberian. Compare Portuguese manteiga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mantecas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "fat, lard"
      ],
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        ],
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          "lard"
        ]
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      ]
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            "Human",
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        }
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        "butter"
      ],
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          "butter",
          "butter"
        ]
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        "(Rioplatense, Paraguay) butter"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mantequilla"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Paraguay",
        "Rioplatense",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/manˈteka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mãn̪ˈt̪e.ka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "manteca"
}
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    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Celtiberian",
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    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
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    {
      "word": "mantecado"
    },
    {
      "word": "mantequilla"
    },
    {
      "word": "sacamantecas"
    }
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      "expansion": "Uncertain",
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        "2": "la",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "qsb-ibe",
        "3": "-"
      },
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      },
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    },
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        "3": "-"
      },
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        "2": "manteiga"
      },
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    }
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
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  ],
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    "man‧te‧ca"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "vegetable shortening",
      "word": "manteca vegetal"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "fat, lard"
      ],
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        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ],
        [
          "lard",
          "lard"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "shortening"
      ],
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        [
          "shortening",
          "shortening"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Paraguayan Spanish",
        "Rioplatense Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "butter"
      ],
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        [
          "butter",
          "butter"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Rioplatense, Paraguay) butter"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mantequilla"
        }
      ],
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        "Paraguay",
        "Rioplatense",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/manˈteka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mãn̪ˈt̪e.ka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "manteca"
}

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