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Used to describe something of exceptional quality or the finest in its category. It is a colloquial way to say an object or situation is top-tier or high-end. (Literally meaning lard, the term implies richness or the best part of something).
The car your cousin bought is manteca, it has some real luxury finishes.
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A slang term for a young woman who is exceptionally beautiful or visually striking. It is used to describe someone with remarkable physical appeal.
Look at that manteca sitting over there, she is gorgeous.
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Animal fat, specifically lard, used as a staple ingredient in cooking to provide flavor and a soft texture to doughs and fried foods. (In Chile, manteca refers to lard or shortening, distinguishing it from butter).
The secret for making homemade kneaded bread stay really soft is adding a good spoonful of manteca to the flour before you start kneading.
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A common slang term for heroin in Puerto Rico (the word literally means lard or butter).
So-and-so is doing manteca now.
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A term for someone who is extremely unpleasant, boring, or hard to tolerate. It is used when someone is such a drag that their presence or attitude ends up annoying everyone else.
I can't stand Cata's cousin, the guy is a manteca and he always ends up ruining the party.
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A Salvadoran street slang term for marijuana, used as a coded way to refer to weed (literally, it means lard or shortening).
Did you bring the manteca so we can roll a couple of joints before we go into the concert?
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A slang term for money, specifically referring to a large sum of cash or bills. It is used much like the words dough or bread in English.
My cousin had to drop a huge amount of manteca to buy that luxury watch!
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An expression used to indicate that something is obvious. (In Argentina, it functions as a slangy way to say obviously or of course, similar to saying duh.)
- But are you going to ask him for the money? - No, manteca!
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