Meaning of mantika

n. lard

oil

n. 1. lard, fat from flesh; 1a. lúpig pay — kun matúlug tending to sleep deeply (lit. better at sleeping than lard). 2. cooking oil. bugnaw ug — derisive reference to one who has indolent habits or is a slowpoke. (→) v. 1. fry in lard. Mantikai ang báhaw, Fry the leftover food; 2. exude lard or oil. Haúna dáyun kun mumantikà na ang tambuk, Take the pan out of the fire when lard comes out of the pork fat; 3. for public transportation to move slowly and sluggishly at times that there are few passengers. Wà giyuy pasahíru. Nagmantikà ang trák sa dálan, There are few passengers, and the bus is moving slowly down the street empty. -in-an n. food fried in oil. -un a. 1. greasy. Sud-an nga mantikáun, Greasy food; 2. obese. Babáying mantikáun, An obese woman.