mafuta

See also: mafúta

Bemba

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.

Noun

mafuta

1. fat, oil, grease

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈfú.ta/

Noun

mafúta class 6

1. oil
2. fat

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu amafutha, from Proto-Bantu *màkútà.

Noun

mafuta

1. fat, grease

Kituba

Noun

mafuta

1. fat
2. oil

Kongo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màkútà.

Noun

mafuta

1. fat
2. oil

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Kongo mafuta.

Noun

mafuta

1. fat
2. oil

Luba-Kasai

Noun

mafuta

1. oil

Mwani

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.

Noun

mafuta class 6

1. oil, grease
2. fuel, petrol

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from a Bantu language.

Adjective

mafuta m or f (plural mafutas)

1. (Mozambique) fat

   Synonym: gordo

Noun

mafuta m or f by sense (plural mafutas)

1. (Mozambique) fat

   Synonym: gordo

Further reading

• “mafuta”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “mafuta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Sango

Adjective

mafuta

1. fat

Noun

mafuta

1. oil
2. fat

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màkútà.

Noun

mafútá class 6

1. fat, oil, grease

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màkútà.

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /mɑˈfu.tɑ/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

mafuta class VI (plural only)

1. oil, grease, fat
2. fuel, petrol

Related terms

• ufuta

Descendants

• → Lingala: mafúta