What does diente in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word diente in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use diente in Spanish.

The word diente in Spanish means tooth, prong, tine, clove, make a jagged edge, teethe, don't look a gift horse in the mouth, never look a gift horse in the mouth, canine tooth, clove of garlic, milk tooth, dandelion, dogtooth, incisor tooth, molar tooth, grinder, premolar, premolar tooth, be a big eater, be a hearty eater. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word diente

tooth

nombre masculino (pieza ósea bucal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ratón me traerá una moneda porque dejé mi diente debajo la almohada.
The tooth fairy will leave a coin if I leave the tooth under my pillow.

prong, tine

nombre masculino (pieza de utensilio) (fork)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El bistec estaba tan duro que al intentar cortarlo se rompió un diente del tenedor.
The steak was so tough the prong broke as I tried to cut it.

clove

nombre masculino (de ajo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Echa solamente un diente. Si echas más sabe demasiado a ajo.
Add just one clove. If you add more, the garlic taste will be too strong.

make a jagged edge

verbo transitivo (filo, borde: poner dientes)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

teethe

verbo intransitivo (niño: echar dientes)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

don't look a gift horse in the mouth, never look a gift horse in the mouth

expresión (en regalos no se exige)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
—¿Puedes creerlo? ¡El auto que me dio mi papá no tiene aire acondicionado! —¡A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente!
- Can you believe it? The car my dad gave me hasn't got air conditioning! - Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

canine tooth

nombre masculino (colmillo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lleva un diente canino colgado en el pecho.

clove of garlic

(parte de cabeza de ajo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Adoba la carne con dos dientes de ajo picados.
Baste the meat with two chopped cloves of garlic.

milk tooth

nombre masculino (diente de niño)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se golpeó y se le rompió un diente de leche.
She hit herself and broke her milk tooth.

dandelion

locución nominal masculina (planta: taraxacum)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El niño recogió dientes de león por el prado.
The boy picked dandelions in the meadow.

dogtooth

locución nominal masculina (césped, cynodon dactylon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El diente de perro es el césped más abundante del mundo.

incisor tooth

nombre masculino (diente delantero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me duele el diente incisivo derecho.

molar tooth, grinder

(formal (odontología: muela)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando te cepilles, limpia bien todos los dientes molares.
When you brush, clean all your molar teeth thoroughly.

premolar, premolar tooth

(formal (diente ubicado junto a molares)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El paciente tiene una caries en el diente premolar.
The patient has a cavity in the premolar tooth.

be a big eater, be a hearty eater

locución verbal (coloquial (comer mucho)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mis hijos son de buen diente y se comen todo lo que encuentran en la nevera.

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