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manteca

=

lard

noun

manteca
feminine noun
1. fat (grasa) (peninsular Spanish); butter (mantequilla) (RP, Venezuelan Spanish)
  • manteca de cacao -> cocoa butter
  • manteca de cerdo -> lard

manteca [man-tay’-cah]
noun
1. Lard, fat. (f)
2. Butter. (f)
3. Pulpy and oily parts of fruits. (f)
4. A name given to certain metallic chlorides, as of antimony, bismuth, and zinc. (f)
5. Dough (dinero); goods (género). (f)
6. Hash, marijuana. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
7. Servant, girl. (Andes) (m)

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