manteiga

Meaning

1. (feminine) butter
2. (feminine) clarified butter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/manˈtejɡa/

Etymology

Cognate with Polish: śmietana

Cognate with Slovak: smotana

Cognate with Slovenian: smetana

Cognate with Portuguese: manteiga

Cognate with Asturian: mantega

Cognate with Spanish: manteca

Cognate with Catalan: mantega

In summary

12th century. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese manteiga, already attested with this spelling in a Galician Latin document from 1118; from Paleo-Hispanic, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European (cf. Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian сметана (smetana), Polish śmietana, Slovak smotana and Slovene smetana). Cognate with Portuguese manteiga, Asturian mantega, Spanish manteca and Catalan mantega.