entredientes
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From entre (“between”) + dientes (“teeth”).
Adverb edit
entredientes
- under one's breath; in a murmur; quietly; especially, so as to avoid being overheard, as when saying something disrespectful
- 1997, María Celeste Arrarás, El Secreto de Selena:
- El padre de Selena dijo entredientes, pero determinado, "¡Yo no me siento con esa gente!"
- Selena's father said under his breath, but determinedly, "I won't sit with those people!"