entredientes

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Spanish

Etymology

From entre (between) +‎ dientes (teeth).

Adverb

entredientes

  1. under one's breath; in a murmur; quietly; especially, so as to avoid being overheard, as when saying something disrespectful
    • 1997, María Celeste Arrarás, El Secreto de Selena:
      El padre de Selena dijo entredientes, pero determinado, "¡Yo no me siento con esa gente!"
      Selena's father said under his breath, but determinedly, "I won't sit with those people!"