Galician

Noun

manteiga f ‎(plural manteigas)

1. butter

Portuguese

manteiga

Etymology

From Old Portuguese manteiga, of uncertain origin. Possibly from 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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

manteiga f (plural manteigas)

1. butter

Derived terms

• manteiga de amendoim f
• manteiga de cacau f

Descendants

• Malay: mentega
  • Indonesian: mentega
• Tetum: manteiga

Tetum

Etymology

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

Noun

manteiga

1. butter