escarbadientes

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of escarba (“to scrape”) +‎ dientes (“teeth”).

Noun

escarbadientes m (plural escarbadientes)

toothpick
Synonyms: mondadientes, palillo

Further reading

“escarbadientes”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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