dente

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) tooth
2. (masculine) tooth; prong; tine (sharp projection in a tool)
3. (masculine) clove (of garlic)
4. (masculine) jawbone

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of dentar:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of dentar:

dentar

1. (intransitive) to teethe
2. (transitive) to tooth

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdentɪ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: dens

Cognate with Portuguese: dente

Cognate with Spanish: diente

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dente (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin dentem. Compare Portuguese dente and Spanish diente.