noun🔗SharePalillo de dientesA small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth."After lunch, Maria used a toothpick to remove a bit of rice from between her teeth. "Después del almuerzo, María usó un palillo de dientes para quitar un poco de arroz de entre sus dientes.utensilfooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePinchar con un palilloTo spear (food) on a toothpick."He toothpick the small pieces of chicken onto skewers for the barbecue. "Él pinchó los trozos pequeños de pollo en brochetas con palillos para la barbacoa.foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTransferir (una muestra de bacterias, etc.) por medio de un palillo de dientesTo transfer (a sample of bacteria, etc.) by means of a toothpick."The lab technician will toothpick a colony of bacteria from the petri dish onto the microscope slide. "El técnico de laboratorio transferirá una colonia de bacterias de la placa de Petri al portaobjetos del microscopio con un palillo de dientes.medicinebiologysciencemicroorganismtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
