ammantecare

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

ammantecà (alt. spelling)

Etymology

From a- +‎ manteca (“cream, butter”) +‎ -are (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(Naples) IPA^(key): [ammantəˈka]

Verb

ammantecare

to make cream or butter from milk

Derived terms

ammantecato

References

Riccio, Giovanna (2005) Ispanismi nel dialetto napoletano, Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 127
Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “ammantecare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano

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