Definition
Thin string or tape used to clean between your teeth, or soft fluffy material used in crafts or decoration.
Etymology
From French 'floche' meaning 'tuft of wool,' derived from Latin 'floccus.' The dental use emerged in the early 1800s when silk thread was recommended for cleaning teeth.
Kelly Says
Dental floss was originally made from silk, and dentists had to convince people to use it—now we know it prevents tooth decay better than brushing alone, but it took decades for people to believe it!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በ牙 መንገድ
be-ya men-ged
ARالعربية
خيط الأسنان
khayyt al-as-nan
BNবাংলা
দাঁতের ফাইল
daanter-er file
CACatalà
fil dental
fil den-tal
CSČeština
zubní nit
zoob-nee nit
DADansk
tandtråd
tand-traad
DEDeutsch
Zahnseide
tsahn-zay-deh
ELΕλληνικά
δέμα στόματος
deh-mah sto-mah-tos
ESEspañol
hilo dental
ee-loh den-tal
FAفارسی
نخ دندان
nakh-e-dandān
FISuomi
hampaiden välitau
ham-pai-den ve-lit-tau
FRFrançais
fil dentaire
fee-dahn-tair
GUGU
દાંતનો તાર
daant-no taar
HAHA
fila danyi
fee-la dan-ee
HEעברית
חוט השיניים
chot ha-she-ne-yim
HIहिन्दी
दांतों के धागे
daant-on ke dhage
HUMagyar
fogszál
fog-sall
IDBahasa Indonesia
benang gigi
ben-ang gee-gee
IGIG
nkwu ozu
nkwoo oh-zoo
ITItaliano
filo interdentale
fee-loh inter-den-ta-le
JA日本語
デンタルフロス
den-taru-furosu
KKKK
ауыс сыны
aw-ys sy-ny
KMKM
ស្លាប់មាត់
slah-b-ma-at
MRMR
दातोची फायल
daato-chee fa-yil
MSBahasa Melayu
benang gigi
ben-ang gee-gee
MYမြန်မာ
တပို့ စိတ်
ta-bo-s-eet
NLNederlands
tandvlos
tand-vlos
NONorsk
tanntråd
tannt-traad
PAPA
ਦੰਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਤਾਰ
dan-dan da taar
PLPolski
nici dentystyczna
nee-tsee den-tee-s-tee-tsnah
PTPortuguês
fio dental
fee-oh den-tal
RORomână
firmitură dentară
fir-mi-too-ra den-ta-ra
RUРусский
зубная нить
zubnaya nit'
SVSvenska
tandtråd
tand-trahd
SWKiswahili
nyuzi ya meno
nyoo-zee ya me-no
TAதமிழ்
பல் மெழுகு
pal mezhugu
TEతెలుగు
నోటి చుట్ట
no-ti chut-ta
THไทย
ไหมขัดฟัน
mai-khat-fan
TLTL
dental floss
den-tal floss
TRTürkçe
diş ipi
dish ee-pee
UKУкраїнська
зубна нитка
zubna nityka
URاردو
دانتوں کا تار
dan-ton ka taar
VITiếng Việt
d線 răng
d-ien rang
YOYO
ìṣẹ̀ ẹ̀rọ
ee-sheh eh-roh
ZUZU
umngqophiso wezilo
oom-ng-qoh-pee-so we-zee-loh