dentadura
Catalan
Etymology
From dentar (“to teeth”) + -dura.
Pronunciation
Noun
dentadura f (plural dentadures)
Related terms
Further reading
- “dentadura”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “dentadura”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “dentadura” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “dentadura” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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)
- dentition
- Synonyms: dentame, dentamia, ferramenta
- denture
Related terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “dentadura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dentadura”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “dentadura”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Further reading
- “dentadura”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “dentadura”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Portuguese
Etymology
From dentar (“to bite”) + -dura.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /dẽ.taˈdu.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dẽ.taˈdu.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dẽ.tɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [dẽ.tɐˈðu.ɾɐ]
- Hyphenation: den‧ta‧du‧ra
Noun
dentadura f (plural dentaduras)
- dentition (one’s set of natural teeth)
- Synonym: dentição
- denture (artificial set of teeth)
- eggcorn of ditadura (“dictatorship”)
- Estamos vivendo numa dentadura. ― We're living in a dictatorship.
Related terms
Further reading
- “dentadura”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “dentadura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dentaˈduɾa/ [d̪ẽn̪.t̪aˈð̞u.ɾa]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -uɾa
- Syllabification: den‧ta‧du‧ra
Noun
dentadura f (plural dentaduras)
- 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.
- denture (artificial set of teeth)
- Synonyms: dentadura postiza, placa
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “dentadura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025