Kalmar “hanta” tana da ‘yan ma’anoni daban-daban, dangane da mahallin. Ga mafi yawan ma'anar ƙamus: Hanta tana taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin metabolism, tace gubobi daga jini, samar da bile, da kuma adana glycogen. yanayi, musamman ta fuskar iya rayuwa ko jurewa. Misali, "Shi hanta ce mai tauri, yana iya sarrafa komai." Misali, "cutar hanta" ko "gwajin aikin hanta." Ana yawan cin hanta a matsayin tushen furotin da bitamin.