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dentifrangibulus.

tough, goon, one who knocks out teeth; tooth breaker;

16 characters6 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[dɛn.tɪ.fraŋˈɡɪ.bʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[den.ti.fran̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.bu.lus]
  1. someone who breaks other people’s teeth; a tooth-breaker

    declension-2 · humorous · masculine
Where this word comes from

Coined by Plautus, seemingly from dentifrangibulum by personification and transfer from the neuter gender to the masculine, from dēns (“tooth”) + frangō (“break”) + -bulum.

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