dente de leite

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of dente +‎ leite.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdẽ.t͡ʃi d͡ʒi ˈlej.t͡ʃi/ [ˈdẽ.t͡ʃi d͡ʒi ˈleɪ̯.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdẽ.t͡ʃi d͡ʒi ˈlej.t͡ʃi/ [ˈdẽ.t͡ʃi d͡ʒi ˈleɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdẽ.te de ˈlej.te/ [ˈdẽ.te de ˈleɪ̯.te]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdẽ.tɨ dɨ ˈlɐj.tɨ/ [ˈdẽ.tɨ ðɨ ˈlɐj.tɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdẽ.tɨ dɨ ˈlɐj.tɨ/ [ˈdẽ.tɨ ðɨ ˈlɐj.tɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdẽ.tɨ dɨ ˈlej.tɨ/ [ˈdẽ.tɨ ðɨ ˈlej.tɨ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdẽ.tɨ dɨ ˈlej.tɨ/ [ˈdẽ.tɨ ðɨ ˈlej.tɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdẽ.tɨ dɨ ˈle.tɨ/ [ˈdẽ.tɨ ðɨ ˈle.tɨ]

• Rhymes: -ejt͡ʃi, -ɐjtɨ

Noun

dente de leite m (plural dentes de leite)

1. milk tooth (tooth of the first set of teeth)