manteiga

Etymology

From Old Portuguese manteiga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man.ˈtej.ɣa/

Noun

manteiga f (plural manteigas)

1. butter

Etymology

From Old Portuguese manteiga, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian.

Cognate with Galician manteiga, Mirandese manteiga, Asturian mantega, Spanish manteca, Aragonese manteca, Catalan mantega and possibly with Belarusian смятана (smjatana), Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian сметана (smetana), Polish śmietana, Slovak smotana and Slovene smetana. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ˈtɐj.ɣɐ/, /mɐ̃.ˈtej.ɣɐ/
• Hyphenation: man‧tei‧ga

Noun

manteiga f (plural manteigas)

1. butter

Etymology

From Portuguese manteiga (“butter”), from Old Portuguese manteiga.

Noun

manteiga

1. butter