toothpick
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toothpick
- /ˈtuːθ.pɪk/
Where it comes from
From tooth + pick.
noun toothpicks
- A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.
- A very thin individual.
- A small or slender penis.
Similar: dentiscalp, picktooth
verb toothpicks · toothpicking · toothpicked
- To spear food on a toothpick.
- To transfer a sample of bacteria, etc. by means of a toothpick.
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: dentiscalp, picktooth
Translations
Every language
noun stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
| Español | palillo, escarbadientes, mondadientes, limpiadientes |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이쑤시개 issusigae |
| 日本語 | 楊枝 yōji, 楊子 yōji, 爪楊枝 tsumayōji |
| 中文 | 牙籤 /牙签 yáqiān |
| हिन्दी | दन्तखुदनी dantakhudnī, टूथपिक ṭūthpik, दांतखोदनी dāntkhodnī, ख़िलाल xilāl, खिलाल khilāl |
| Kiswahili | kichokonoo, kimbaka |
| Português | palito, palito de dentes, palito de dente |
| Français | cure-dent |
| Deutsch | Zahnstocher |
| Italiano | stuzzicadenti, stecchino |
| Ελληνικά | οδοντογλυφίδα odontoglyfída |
| Română | scobitoare |
| Русский | зубочи́стка zubočístka |
| Tiếng Việt | tăm, tăm xỉa răng |
| العربية | عُود تَخْلِيل أَسْنَان ʕūd taḵlīl ʔasnān, خِلَال ḵilāl |
| עברית | קֵיסָם kēsám |
Talk about this word "toothpick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toothpick. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. toothpick. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toothpick "toothpick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toothpick.Cite this
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title = {toothpick},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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