entredientes

Spanish

Etymology

From entre (“between”) +‎ dientes (“teeth”).

Adverb

entredientes

1. 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!"