mantequilla
Butter in Spanish
Mantequilla is the Spanish word for butter.
In English contexts, it appears on menus, in recipes, and in conversation among Spanish speakers or in bilingual households: Pass the mantequilla, please.
The word occasionally appears in product names or restaurant dishes to evoke Latin American or Spanish cuisine.
Dairy in Spanish
- cremaEspresso's amber foam
- churnedStirred vigorously
- culturedEducated in arts, manners
- grass-fedNourished on forage
pasteurized · whey · buttermilk · creamery · churning · fat content · emulsion · curds
Shallow cooking vessel
- spreadTo distribute widely
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- breadLeavened flour product
- croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
baguette · brioche · clarified · ghee · beurre · shortening · lard
Fried flat tortilla dish
- panShallow cooking vessel
- eloteMexican grilled cob dish
- papasFathers, informally
- baked potatoOven-roasted whole tuber
corn · lobster · seafood · vegetables · pasta · noodles · rice · compound
Smoothly refined in manner
- room temperatureStandard indoor thermal level
- softenedMade less severe
- meltedMade liquid by warmth
- coldLow temperature state
cubed · sliced · pat · knob · tablespoon · whipped · smooth · rich
Nixtamalized corn dough
- harinaSpanish word for flour
- huevosSpanish term for eggs
- croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
- danishFlaky filled breakfast sweet
brioche · buttercream · frosting · flaky · laminated · puff pastry · shortbread · pound cake
leche
Dairy in Spanish
grass-fed · pasteurized · whey · buttermilk · creamery · churning · fat content · emulsion · curds · fresh
pan
Shallow cooking vessel
croissant · baguette · brioche · clarified · ghee · beurre · shortening · lard
tostada
Fried flat tortilla dish
baked potato · corn · lobster · seafood · vegetables · pasta · noodles · rice · compound · seasoned
suave
Smoothly refined in manner
- room temperatureStandard indoor thermal level
- softenedMade less severe
- meltedMade liquid by warmth
cold · cubed · sliced · pat · knob · tablespoon · whipped · smooth · rich · golden
masa
Nixtamalized corn dough
danish · brioche · buttercream · frosting · flaky · laminated · puff pastry · shortbread · pound cake · cookies