dente de leite
Galician
Alternative forms
- dente do leite
Etymology
Literally, “milk tooth”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdente ˈde ˈlejte/ [ˈd̪en̪.t̪ɪ ˈð̞ɪ ˈlej.t̪ɪ]
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛnte ˈde ˈlejte/ [ˈd̪ɛn̪.t̪ɪ ˈð̞ɪ ˈlej.t̪ɪ]
- Hyphenation: den‧te de lei‧te
Noun
dente de leite m (plural dentes de leite)
- milk tooth (tooth of the first set of teeth)
- Synonym: dente da mama
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “dente de leite”, 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), “dente de leite”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “dente”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdẽ.t͡ʃi d͡ʒi ˈlej.t͡ʃi/ [ˈdẽ.t͡ʃi d͡ʒi ˈleɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdẽ.te de ˈlej.te/ [ˈdẽ.te de ˈleɪ̯.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdẽ.tɨ dɨ ˈlɐj.tɨ/ [ˈdẽ.tɨ ðɨ ˈlɐj.tɨ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdẽ.tɨ dɨ ˈlej.tɨ/ [ˈdẽ.tɨ ðɨ ˈlej.tɨ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdẽ.tɨ dɨ ˈlej.tɨ/ [ˈdẽ.tɨ ðɨ ˈlej.tɨ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdẽ.tɨ dɨ ˈle.tɨ/ [ˈdẽ.tɨ ðɨ ˈle.tɨ]
- Rhymes: -ejt͡ʃi, -ɐjtɨ
Noun
dente de leite m (plural dentes de leite)
- milk tooth (tooth of the first set of teeth)
Further reading
- “dente de leite”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “dente de leite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026