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dente.

tooth (hard structure found in the jaws of most vertebrates)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ˈdẽ.tɨ/Portugal/ˈdẽ.ti/Northeast-Brazil
  1. tooth (hard structure found in the jaws of most vertebrates)

    masculine
  2. tooth; prong; tine (sharp projection in a tool)

    masculine
  3. clove (any of the pieces that make up a bulb of garlic)

    masculine
    Eu uso um ou dois dentes de alho?
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dente, from Latin dentem (“tooth”). Compare Galician dente and Spanish diente.

verb/ˈdẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ˈdẽ.tɨ/Portugal/ˈdẽ.ti/Northeast-Brazil
  1. inflection of dentar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of dentar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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