How to pronounce dentil
American English pronunciation
DEN-tul
- IPA
- /ˈdɛntəl/
- Syllables
- DEN · tul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What dentil means
One of a row of small square blocks along a roof's edge
In a sentence: Each dentil under the old bank's roof stuck out like a little square tooth.
Where it comes from: It comes from French, and goes back to the Latin word dens, meaning tooth.
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