empaste dental
/empaste dental/from spelling rules
To say dental filling in Spanish, use empaste dental.
It is the filling a dentist puts in a tooth after removing decay.
What does it mean word for word?
empaste means filling, and dental means dental. In everyday talk empaste alone is enough.
How do you pronounce it?
In IPA it is /empaste dental/.
Did you know?
- The word empaste is a relative of the English word 'pasta', as both come from the Latin pasta meaning a paste or dough.
- The word empaste comes from the verb empastar, which is also used in construction to describe applying plaster or a coating to a wall.
- Depending on the country, a dentist might call a filling a calza or an obturación instead of an empaste.
Examples in context
- Necesito un empaste dental urgente.I need a dental filling urgently.
- El empaste dental se cayó.The dental filling fell out.
- ¿Cuánto cuesta el empaste dental?How much does the dental filling cost?
Example conversation
Sofia and Daniel are talking about a recent dentist appointment.
- Sofía¿Te dolió el empaste dental?Did the dental filling hurt?
- DanielNo, la dentista fue muy cuidadosa.No, the dentist was very careful.
- SofíaQué bueno que terminaste rápido.It is good that you finished quickly.
- DanielSí, ahora me siento mucho mejor.Yes, now I feel much better.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dental, empaste, CC BY-SA 4.0.
