Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Compound of dente +‎ leite.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdẽ.t͡ʃi d͡ʒi ˈlej.t͡ʃi/ [ˈdẽ.t͡ʃi d͡ʒi ˈleɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdẽ.te de ˈlej.te/ [ˈdẽ.te de ˈleɪ̯.te]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdẽ.tɨ dɨ ˈlɐj.tɨ/ [ˈdẽ.tɨ ðɨ ˈlɐj.tɨ]

Noun edit

dente de leite m (plural dentes de leite)

  1. milk tooth (tooth of the first set of teeth)