paluego

Spanish

Etymology

From pa (for) +‎ luego (later). Ironic way of referring to the fact that the food debris between the teeth can be snacked later.

Noun

paluego m (plural paluegos)

1. (colloquial, Spain) food debris between the teeth
   • 2016 August 17, “El asombroso mundo de los "paluegos": 10 comidas que se te quedan en los dientes”, in Antena 3‎^[1]:
   • 2019 February 5, Santiago González, “Un comensal de 'First Dates' arruina su cita al sacarse un "paluego" en la cena de forma descarada”, in FormulaTV‎^[2]: