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manteca

/mɑntˈɛkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
man-te-ca
IPA
/mɑntˈɛkə/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in San Joaquin County, California, United States.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Spanish manteca, mantega Spanish mantecabor. English Manteca Borrowed from Spanish manteca.

Rhymes With

rebecca mecca tribeca decca fonseca azteca zecca porreca scimeca lagreca

Questions

How do you pronounce manteca?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɑntˈɛkə/.
What does manteca mean?
A city in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
Where does manteca come from?
Etymology tree Old Spanish manteca, mantega Spanish mantecabor. English Manteca Borrowed from Spanish manteca.

How to pronounce manteca

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