Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Mantika
cooking oil; oilnoun
- Alternative meanings
cooking oil; oil used for frying; grease; lard; edible fat
- Pronunciation
mahn-TEE-kah
- Root and affixes
From Spanish manteca. In Cebuano/Bisaya, mantika is used for cooking oil, grease, or lard.
- Variants or conjugations
mantika; manteka; lana; owil; grasa; cooking oil
- Related words and expressions
food; frying; kitchen; fat; grease; petroleum; pan
- Meaning and usage notes
Use mantika for cooking oil. For motor oil or mechanical oil, owil can be used. For petroleum, use petrolyo.
cooking oilfryinggreaselardoil
Gamit og mantika kung magprito ka og isda.
Use oil when frying fish.
Nahurot na ang mantika sa kusina.
The cooking oil in the kitchen is gone.