noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈtuːθ.pɪk/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A very thin individual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, slang
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A small or slender penis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, slang
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4
verb
Meaning 4
To spear food on a toothpick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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5
verb
Meaning 5
To transfer a sample of bacteria, etc. by means of a toothpick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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6
noun
Meaning 6
pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pick, strip
History
Etymology
From tooth + pick.
Across languages
Translations
114 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
kleçkë dhëmbësh
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Arabic:
عُود تَخْلِيل أَسْنَان
(ʕūd taḵlīl ʔasnān)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Arabic:
خِلَال
(ḵilāl)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Armenian:
ատամնափորիչ
(atamnapʻoričʻ)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Azerbaijani:
dişçöpü
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Azerbaijani:
dişqurdalayan
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
South Azerbaijani:
دیش قوردالیان
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Basque:
zotz
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Basque:
txotx
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Belarusian:
зубачы́стка
(zubačýstka)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Bengali:
দাঁত খড়কে
(dãt khoṛoke)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Bulgarian:
кле́чка
(kléčka)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Burmese:
သွားကြားထိုးတံ
(swa:kra:htui:tam)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Catalan:
escuradents
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Chinese Cantonese:
牙籤 /牙签
(ngaa4 cim1)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Chinese:
齒戳仔 /齿戳仔
(zh-min-nan)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Chinese:
齒戳 /齿戳
(khí-thok)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Chinese Mandarin:
牙籤 /牙签
(yáqiān)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Czech:
párátko
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Danish:
tandstikker
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Dutch:
tandenstoker
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Esperanto:
dentopikilo
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Estonian:
hambaork
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Finnish:
hammastikku
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
French:
cure-dent
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Georgian:
კბილსაჩიჩქნი
(ḳbilsačičkni)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
German:
Zahnstocher
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Greek:
οδοντογλυφίδα
(odontoglyfída)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Hebrew:
קֵיסָם
(kēsám)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Hindi:
दन्तखुदनी
(dantakhudnī)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Hindi:
टूथपिक
(ṭūthpik)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Hindi:
दांतखोदनी
(dāntkhodnī)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Hindi:
ख़िलाल
(xilāl)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Hindi:
खिलाल
(khilāl)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Hungarian:
fogpiszkáló
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Hungarian:
fogvájó
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Indonesian:
tusuk gigi
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Irish:
bior fiacla
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Italian:
stuzzicadenti
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Italian:
stecchino
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Japanese:
楊枝
(yōji)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Japanese:
楊子
(yōji)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Japanese:
爪楊枝
(tsumayōji)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Kalmyk:
шигшг
(şigşg)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Kalmyk:
шигшлүр
(şigşlür)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Kanakanabu:
sipaketinga
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Kazakh:
тазартқыш
(tazartqyş)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Kazakh:
тіс ысқыш
(tıs ysqyş)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Khmer:
ឈើចាក់ធ្មេញ
(chəə cak thmɨñ)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Khmer:
ស្ទន់
(stŭən)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Korean:
이쑤시개
(issusigae)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Kyrgyz:
тиш чукугуч
(tiş cukuguc)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Lao:
ໄມ້ຈີ້ມແຂ້ວ
(mai chīm khǣu)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Latin:
dentiscalpium
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Latvian:
zobu bakstāmais
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Lithuanian:
krapštukas
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Macedonian:
чепкалка
(čepkalka)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Malay:
pencungkil gigi
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Maltese:
tutpikk
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Māori:
kapeniho
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Maranao:
panisig
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Mongolian:
шүдний чигчлүүр
(šüdnii čigčlüür)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Mongolian:
ᠰᠢᠳᠦᠨ ᠦ ᠴᠢᠭᠴᠢᠯᠡᠭᠦᠷ
(sidün-ü čigčilegür)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Navajo:
awókʼiz bee naʼatsií
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Norman:
êpinnoque-dents
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Norwegian Bokmål:
tannpirker
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Norwegian Bokmål:
tannstikker
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tannpirkar
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tannstikkar
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Old English:
tōþgār
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Old English:
tōþsticca
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Pannonian Rusyn:
зубодлобка
(zubodlobka)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Pashto:
غاښخلی
(ǧāx̌xǝ́lay)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Pashto:
غاښ ستن
(ǧāx̌ stan)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Iranian Persian:
خِلالِ دَنْدان
(xelâl-e dandân)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Iranian Persian:
خِلالِ دَنْدون
(xelâl-e dandun)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Iranian Persian:
خِلال
(xelâl)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Polish:
wykałaczka
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Portuguese:
palito
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Portuguese:
palito de dentes
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Portuguese:
palito de dente
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Romanian:
scobitoare
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Russian:
зубочи́стка
(zubočístka)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Serbo-Croatian:
ча̏чкалица
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Serbo-Croatian:
čȁčkalica
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Slovak:
špáradlo
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Slovene:
zobotrebec
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Lower Sorbian:
zubny šparack
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Spanish:
palillo
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Spanish:
escarbadientes
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Spanish:
mondadientes
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Spanish:
limpiadientes
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Swahili:
kichokonoo
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Swahili:
kimbaka
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Swedish:
tandpetare
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Swedish:
tandsticka
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Tagalog:
panghininga
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Tagalog:
palito
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Tagalog:
pantinga
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Tajik:
дандонковак
(dandonkovak)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Tajik:
дандонхилол
(dandonxilol)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Thai:
ไม้จิ้มฟัน
(mái-jîm-fan)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Turkish:
kürdan
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Ottoman Turkish:
خلال
(hilâl)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Ukrainian:
зубочи́стка
(zubočýstka)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Urdu:
ٹُوتھ پِیک
(ṭūth pīk)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Urdu:
خِلال
(xilāl)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Uyghur:
چىش كوچىلىغۇچ
(chish kochilighuch)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Uzbek:
tishkavlagich
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Uzbek:
tish kavlagich
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Vietnamese:
tăm
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Vietnamese:
tăm xỉa răng
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Welsh:
deintbig
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth
Yiddish:
ציינשטעכער
(tseynshtekher)
— stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth