dentón

See also: denton, and Denton

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /denˈton/, [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪õŋ]
• Hyphenation: den‧tón

Noun

dentón m (plural dentones)

1. dentex (fish)

Galician

dentón

Alternative forms

• dentom, dentão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Dente (“tooth”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛnˈtoŋ/ [d̪ɛn̪ˈt̪oŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: den‧ton

Noun

dentón m (plural dentóns)

1. ergot

   Synonym: cornizó

2. dentex (fish)

   Synonym: testudo

3. a pig's fang
4. the youngest piglet of a litter

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “dentón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “dentón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “dentón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “dentón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From diente +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /denˈton/ [d̪ẽn̪ˈt̪õn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: den‧tón

Adjective

dentón (feminine dentona, masculine plural dentones, feminine plural dentonas)

1. toothy

Further reading

• “dentón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28