escarbadientes

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

escarbadientes m (plural escarbadientes)

1. toothpick

   Synonyms: mondadientes, palillo

Further reading

• “escarbadientes”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16