mantecoso
Spanish, adjective/manteˈkoso/
mantecoso is spelled M-A-N-T-E-C-O-S-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish, the 116,020th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mantecoso is a Spanish adjective meaning “buttery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que se asemeja o recuerda a la manteca en algún aspecto”.
What does mantecoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
buttery
- 2
mellow
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que se asemeja o recuerda a la manteca en algún aspecto 2. Rico en manteca u otra grasa
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mantecoso
- mantecosa feminine
- mantecosos masculine plural
- mantecosas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mantecoso?
- /manteˈkoso/
- [mãn̪.t̪eˈko.so]
- [mãn̪t̪eˈkoso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mantecoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mantecoso in Spanish?
mantecoso appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).