manteca

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • fat, lard
  • (Argentina) butter soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk
  • shortening

Etymology

Derived from Latin mantica (sack).

Origin

Latin

mantica

Gloss

sack

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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