Polyglot Dictionary

mondadientes

/mondaˈðjentes/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los mondadientes

Meaning

  1. toothpick

    Built from monda (cleans (from mondar)) + dientes (teeth).

    • Sacó un mondadientes.

      He took out a toothpick.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • monda cleans (from mondar)
  • dientes teeth

Similar words

palillo

mondadientes specifically means "toothpick"; palillo is more general, and can also mean a drumstick or chopstick depending on context.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

palito

palito is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "toothpick."

Practice

1 What does mondadientes mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sacó un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mondadientes?

nouncompound

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