mantecoso

Spanish

Etymology

From manteca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manteˈkoso/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈko.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: man‧te‧co‧so

Adjective

mantecoso (feminine mantecosa, masculine plural mantecosos, feminine plural mantecosas)

1. buttery
2. mellow

Further reading

• “mantecoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025