manteca

f.

1 fat. (peninsular Spanish)

manteca de cacao cocoa butter

manteca de cerdo lard

2 shortening.

3 lard.

4 butter.

5 money, cash.

6 maid.

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manteca

► nombre femenino

1 (de animal) fat; (elaborado) lard; (de leche) cream

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FRASEOLOGÍA

manteca de cacahuete peanut butter

manteca de cacao cocoa butter

manteca de cerdo lard

manteca de vaca butter

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noun f.

lard, fat

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SF

1) (=grasa) fat, animal fat

manteca de cerdo — lard

2) esp Cono Sur (=mantequilla) butter

manteca de cacahuete — peanut butter

manteca de cacao — cocoa butter

manteca de maní — Arg, Uru peanut butter

manteca de vaca — butter

manteca vegetal — vegetable fat

3) ** (=dinero) dough **, dosh **; (=géneros) goods pl

4) LAm ** (=marihuana) pot *, grass *

5) And (=criada) servant girl

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femenino

1)

a) (grasa) fat; (de cerdo) lard

b) (RPl) (mantequilla) butter

tirar manteca al techo — (RPl) to throw a big party

- manteca de cacao

- manteca de cerdo

- manteca de maní

2) (Col fam) (criada) slave (colloq), skivvy (BrE colloq)

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= lard, shortening.

Ex. Lard and suet are suitable for shortcrust and flaky pastry, used with butter or margarine.

Ex. This devil's food cake is made with chocolate cocoa and sugar and shortening and eggs.

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* manteca de cacahuete = peanut butter.

* manteca de cacao = cocoa butter.

* manteca de cerdo = lard.

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femenino

1)

a) (grasa) fat; (de cerdo) lard

b) (RPl) (mantequilla) butter

tirar manteca al techo — (RPl) to throw a big party

- manteca de cacao

- manteca de cerdo

- manteca de maní

2) (Col fam) (criada) slave (colloq), skivvy (BrE colloq)

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= lard, shortening.

Ex: Lard and suet are suitable for shortcrust and flaky pastry, used with butter or margarine.

Ex: This devil's food cake is made with chocolate cocoa and sugar and shortening and eggs.

* manteca de cacahuete = peanut butter.

* manteca de cacao = cocoa butter.

* manteca de cerdo = lard.

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manteca

feminine

A

1 (grasa) fat; (de cerdo) lard

2 (RPl) (mantequilla) butter

tirar manteca al techo (RPl); to throw a big party

Compuestos:

● manteca de cacao

cocoa butter

● manteca de cerdo

lard

● manteca de maní

(RPl) peanut butter

B (Esp arg) (dinero) bread (colloq)

C (Col fam) (criada) slave (colloq), skivvy (BrE colloq)

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manteca sustantivo femenino

a) (grasa) fat;

(de cerdo) lard

b) (mantequilla) (RPl) butter;

◊ manteca de cacao cocoa butter;

manteca de maní (RPl) peanut butter
manteca sustantivo femenino
1 (grasa animal) fat
(de cerdo) lard
2 (de leche, frutos) butter
manteca de cacahuete, peanut butter
♦ Locuciones: ser más tonto que el que asó la manteca, to be as thick as a plank
'manteca' also found in these entries:
English:
lard
- bread
- butter
- grease
- peanut

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manteca

♦ nf

1. Esp [grasa animal] fat;

Comp

Fam

tener buenas mantecas to be a tub of lard

Comp

manteca de cerdo lard

2. [grasa vegetal] vegetable fat

Comp

manteca de cacahuete o Méx cacahuate peanut butter;

manteca de cacao cocoa butter;

Andes, CAm, RP, Ven manteca de maní peanut butter

3. RP, Ven [mantequilla] butter;

Comp

RP Fam

ser una manteca to be very tender;

Comp

RP Fam

tener dedos de manteca to be a butterfingers;

Comp

RP Fam

tirar manteca al techo [despilfarrar] to splash money around;

[ser millonario] to be rolling in it

4. Esp Fam [dinero] dough

♦ nmf

Comp

RP Fam

ser un manteca to be a wimp

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manteca

f

1 (grasa) fat

2 Rpl

butter

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manteca nf

1) grasa: lard, fat

2) : butter

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manteca n lard