Manteca

[ man-tee-kuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

In front of it stood a beat-up stove on top of which sat a shoulder of pork braising in hot manteca (lard).

From Manteca the road penetrated into contracting valleys, until finally it might, with propriety, be called a cañon road.

A little before reaching Manteca, as we looked down from the height, we saw an immense train of pack-mules coming.

Travellers should be cautioned against the captivating name of manteca Valenciana.

This fat is known by the name of butter or oil (manteca or aceite) of the Guacharo.

The season for making manteca generally ends by the 1st of November.

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