amanteigado
Portuguese, adjective/a.mɐ̃.te(j)ˈɡa.du/
amanteigado is spelled A-M-A-N-T-E-I-G-A-D-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 77,804th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amanteigado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “buttery (made with or tasting of butter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of amanteigar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “semelhante à manteiga, da consistência da manteiga”.
What does amanteigado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
buttery (made with or tasting of butter)
- 2
buttery (resembling butter in some way)
verb
- 1
past participle of amanteigar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. semelhante à manteiga, da consistência da manteiga 2. que tem manteiga como ingrediente
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of amanteigado
- amanteigada feminine
- amanteigados masculine plural
- amanteigadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amanteigado?
- Brazil /a.mɐ̃.te(j)ˈɡa.du/
- Brazil [a.mɐ̃.te(ɪ̯)ˈɡa.du]
- Portugal /ɐ.mɐ̃.tɐjˈɡa.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is amanteigado in Portuguese?
amanteigado appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).