mantega

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • manteiga (Western Asturias)
  • manteca (Quirós, Teberga, Candamu, Pravia)
  • manteica (Miranda, Candamu)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese manteca, possibly Paleo-Hispanic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈteɡa/ [mãn̪ˈt̪e.ɡa]
  • Rhymes: -eɡa
  • Syllabification: man‧te‧ga

Noun

mantega f (uncountable)

  1. butter

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “mantega”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • mantega”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly Paleo-Hispanic. Compare Portuguese manteiga and Spanish manteca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [mənˈte.ɣə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [manˈte.ɣa]
  • Audio (Valencia):(file)
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)

Noun

mantega f (plural mantegues)

  1. butter

Derived terms

Further reading

Indonesian

Noun

mantega (plural mantega-mantega)

  1. alternative spelling of mentega (butter)

Javanese

Romanization

mantega

  1. romanization of ꦩꦤ꧀ꦠꦺꦒ