Mantak (en. Grease)

man-tak

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A liquid used in cooking that typically comes from fats.

He used grease for frying the fish.

Gumamit siya ng mantak sa pagpaprito ng isda.

A substance used to reduce friction in mechanisms.

We need to apply grease to the bicycle gears.

Kailangan nating ilagay ang mantak sa mga gears ng bisikleta.

Derived from the word 'mantika'

chicken grease

ice or water used as a hardening agent heated.

mantak ng sisiw

butter

A form of grease made from cow's milk.

mantikilya

oil

A type of grease used in cooking or for other purposes.

langis

Sometimes not real or sturdy, may be fake.

That cellphone he gave me is just mantak, because it's not real.

Yung binigay niya sa'kin na cellphone, mantak lang yan, kasi hindi naman totoo.

There is imitation or pretense.

I hope you stop trying to be mantak, just be yourself.

Sana hindi ka na magmantak, maging ikaw na lang.

Likely or unlikely situation, like pretending to be real.

That news might just be mantak, you two are still caught up in the drama.

Baka mantak lang yung balita na yun, kayong dalawa na gihapo sa mga drama.