mantequilla

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish mantequilla (“butter”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: man‧tequi‧lla

Noun

mantequilla

1. butter

Spanish

Mantequilla

Etymology

Diminutive, manteca +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /manteˈkiʝa/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈki.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /manteˈkiʝa/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈki.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /manteˈkiʎa/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈki.ʎa] (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /manteˈkiʃa/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈki.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /manteˈkiʒa/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈki.ʒa] (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /manteˈkia/ [mãn̪.t̪eˈki.a] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

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• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• Rhymes: -iʎa (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒa (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• Rhymes: -ia (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Syllabification: man‧te‧qui‧lla

Noun

mantequilla f (plural mantequillas)

1. butter

   Synonym: (River Plate) manteca

Derived terms

• chupe mantequilla de mi culo
• manos de mantequilla
• pez mantequilla

Descendants

• → Maranao: mantikiliya
• → Navajo: mandagíiya
• → Tagalog: mantekilya

Further reading

• “mantequilla”, 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