mantekilya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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

See also

Further reading

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