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Spanish word
manteca
Pronunciation
IPA/manˈteka/
Meaning
- feminine nounlard
Example
Cocino con manteca.
I cook using lard.
More examples
En muchos dulces tradicionales se usa manteca de cerdo.
In many traditional sweets, pork lard is used.
Core concept
Rendered animal fat that is solid at room temperature and melts to add richness when heated.
Common phrases
manteca de cerdo
pork lard
manteca vegetal
vegetable shortening
untar con manteca
spread with lard
Similar words
mantequilla: Butter from milk fat, solid at room temperature and lending a rich, creamy taste.
aceite: Edible oil that stays liquid at room temperature and is used for frying and dressings.
tocino: Salted or smoked pork belly or back fat prepared as food, often served sliced or fried.
grasa: Fatty oily material present in foods and bodies that serves as energy storage.
Definition in Spanish
Grasa animal, principalmente de cerdo, que en cocina aporta textura y sabor y que puede presentarse sólida a temperatura ambiente o líquida al calentar.
Word origin
From Old Spanish and other Iberian Romance varieties that used the term for rendered animal fats, especially pork fat, and so it became the established Spanish word for lard.
Usage tips
- Common in traditional recipes and regional cooking, so speakers often say 'con manteca' or 'sin manteca', and vegetable substitutes are labeled 'manteca vegetal'.
Other meanings
- shorteningnoun
Opposites
- margarinamargarinenoun
Related words
- mantecosolardyadjective
- enmantecarspread with lardverb