Definition
A small pointed stick used to remove food stuck between the teeth.
Etymology
Compound word from 'tooth' (Old English 'tōth') and 'pick' (from Old English, meaning to poke or select). The compound is relatively modern, dating to the 1600s.
Kelly Says
Toothpicks became wildly fashionable in Renaissance Europe as a sign of having eaten so much fancy food that you had leftovers in your teeth—using one in public was actually showing off your wealth! Now we use them casually, forgetting they were once status symbols.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንዳት ማፍር
en-da-t ma-fr
ARالعربية
شوكة الأسنان
shoo-kah al-s-nan
BNবাংলা
দাঁতের ছোট দণ্ড
daanter chhot dan-d
CACatalà
palillo
pa-lee-yo
CSČeština
zubní špejle
zoo-b-nee sh-pejl-eh
DADansk
tandpind
tand-peend
DEDeutsch
Zahnstocher
tsah-n-shto-ker
ELΕλληνικά
μπουκαλάκι
boo-ka-la-kee
ESEspañol
palillo
pa-lee-yoh
FAفارسی
دندانpick
dan-dan-pick
FISuomi
hampaidenpuikko
ham-pa-i-den-pu-ikko
FRFrançais
chifre
shef-ruh
GUGU
દાંતની ક્લીનર
daant-nee klean-er
HIहिन्दी
दांत की क्लीनर
daant kee klean-er
HUMagyar
fogpiszka
fog-pee-shka
IDBahasa Indonesia
tusuk gigi
tu-suk gee-gee
ITItaliano
stecchino
stek-kee-noh
MRMR
दातूची क्लीनर
da-too-chee klean-er
MSBahasa Melayu
pencuci gigi
pen-choo-chee gee-gee
NLNederlands
tandvorkje
tand-vork-yuh
NONorsk
tennpinner
tenn-pin-ner
PLPolski
szpatułka do zębów
shp-a-t-u-l-ka do z-eh-b-ow
PTPortuguês
palito
pa-lee-toh
RORomână
bețișor
beh-tee-shohr
RUРусский
палочка для чистки зубов
pah-lo-chka dl-ya cheh-st-ki zu-bov
SVSvenska
tandpetare
tand-pe-ta-reh
SWKiswahili
mchafu wa meno
m-cha-fu wa me-no
TAதமிழ்
பல் துலக்கு
pal tu-lak-ku
TEతెలుగు
నోరు కొరగా
no-ru ko-ra-ga
THไทย
ไม้จิ้มฟัน
mai chim fan
TLTL
piko ng ngipin
pee-koh ng ngi-pin
TRTürkçe
diş temizleme çubuk
dish tem-iz-leh-meh cho-buk
UKУкраїнська
зубочистка
zoo-bo-chist-ka
URاردو
دنتی سوئیچ
den-tee soo-ee-ch
ZUZU
isigqoke
ee-si-g-ko-keh