dentadura

Catalan

Etymology

From dentar (to teeth) +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

Noun

dentadura f (plural dentadures)

  1. dentition
    Synonym: dentat
  2. denture

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From dentar (to bite) +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dentaˈduɾa/ [d̪en̪.t̪aˈð̞u.ɾɐ]
  • IPA(key): /dɛntaˈduɾa/ [d̪ɛn̪.t̪aˈð̞u.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Hyphenation: den‧ta‧du‧ra

Noun

dentadura f (plural dentaduras)

  1. dentition
    Synonyms: dentame, dentamia, ferramenta
  2. denture

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Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From dentar (to bite) +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dẽ.tɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [dẽ.tɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

  • Hyphenation: den‧ta‧du‧ra

Noun

dentadura f (plural dentaduras)

  1. dentition (one’s set of natural teeth)
    Synonym: dentição
  2. denture (artificial set of teeth)
  3. eggcorn of ditadura (dictatorship)
    Estamos vivendo numa dentadura.We're living in a dictatorship.

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dentaˈduɾa/ [d̪ẽn̪.t̪aˈð̞u.ɾa]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: den‧ta‧du‧ra

Noun

dentadura f (plural dentaduras)

  1. teeth, dentition (one’s set of natural teeth)
    • 1914, Emilia Pardo Bazán, Las Medias Rojas:
      Y nunca más el barco la recibió en sus concavidades para llevarla hacia nuevos horizontes de holganza y lujo. Los que allá vayan, han de ir sanos, válidos, y las mujeres, con sus ojos alumbrando y su dentadura completa
      And never again did the boat receive her in her concavities to bring her to new horizons of rest and luxury. Those that go there, have to go healthy, valid, and the women, with their eyes luminous and set of teeth complete.
  2. denture (artificial set of teeth)
    Synonyms: dentadura postiza, placa

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