[Sca-cooks] Spanish

[Terry Decker]

> To sum up: "mantequilla" *may* have been used as a word for butter in 
> Renaissance Spain, but not commonly.  The common period term is "manteca 
> de vacas", sometimes shortened to "manteca" in cases where the context 
> makes the meaning clear.
>
> Sorry to be verbose, but this question pushed one of my buttons (in a good 
> way).
>
> Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
> Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom

Oops!  I fat fingered that last one.

What's the probability that mantequilla had a regional usage in Renaissance 
Spain and moved into general use later?

Bear