"what is food stuck between the teeth called"

Question

"What is food stuck between the teeth called"?

I don't understand your question. Do you want to know what food stuck between the teeth is called in Spanish? I don't know if there's a specific word for that or not. - Maureen-Early, Aug 26, 2010

There's no word for it in English anyway. My Czech students used to do this to me a lot "What do you call the tip of a cat's tail?" I don't know? What's it called in Czech? "Oh there's no word for it in Czech." - rabbitwho, Aug 26, 2010

Rabbitwho: your comment made me laugh out loud. Thanks! - JoyceM, Aug 27, 2010

Answer 1

Hi tackd109,

Welcome to the forum!

Do you want to know what the word for food stuck in your teeth is called, or do you want to know how to translate that sentence? I don't really think there is a certain word for the things stuck in between your teeth. You can always look it up on a search engine, or translate it though.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

I've heard it referred to as dessert. But I don't know if that is universally used, or just around here. Debris may be more technical.

Really? And here I thought it was "a little something for later" - Izanoni1, Aug 26, 2010

exactly ... dessert - LateToDinner, Aug 27, 2010

Answer 3

Nasty... (asqueroso)

Answer 4

caries=dinero para el dentista (asistir a la universidad para sus hijos)