mantequilla

Spanish

Mantequilla

Etymology

Diminutive, manteca +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /manteˈkiʝa/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈki.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /manteˈkiʝa/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈki.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /manteˈkiʎa/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈki.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /manteˈkiʃa/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈki.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /manteˈkiʒa/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈki.ʒa]

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• Rhymes: -iʝa

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: man‧te‧qui‧lla

Noun

mantequilla f (plural mantequillas)

1. butter

   Synonym: (River Plate) manteca

Derived terms

• chupe mantequilla de mi culo
• manos de mantequilla
• pez mantequilla

 

Descendants

• → Maranao: mantikiliya
• → Navajo: mandagíiya
• → Tagalog: mantekilya

Further reading

• “mantequilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014