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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Mantika

English

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
Example 1

Gamit og mantika kung magprito ka og isda.

Use oil when frying fish.

Example 2

Nahurot na ang mantika sa kusina.

The cooking oil in the kitchen is gone.

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