frenillo

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Spanish

Etymology

From freno +‎ -illo.

Noun

frenillo m (plural frenillos)

  1. (orthodontics, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Venezuela) braces
    Synonyms: frenos, aparatos, aparatos dentales, brackets
  2. frenulum (fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far)
  3. speech disorder

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