escarbadientes

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of escarba (“to scrape”) +‎ dientes (“teeth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˌkaɾbaˈdjentes/ [esˌkaɾ.β̞aˈð̞jẽn̪.t̪es]
• Rhymes: -entes
• Syllabification: es‧car‧ba‧dien‧tes

Noun

escarbadientes m (plural escarbadientes)

1. toothpick

   Synonyms: mondadientes, palillo

Further reading

• “escarbadientes”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10