mantekilya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mantikilya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mantequilla (“butter”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /manteˈkilja/ [mɐn̪.t̪ɛˈxil.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -ilja
• Syllabification: man‧te‧kil‧ya

Noun

mantekilya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

1. butter

Derived terms

• mantekilyahan

 

Related terms

• mantekado
• mantika

 

See also

• margarina

 

Further reading

• “mantekilya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018