Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheek tooth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: cheek -tooth
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hinder or molar tooth.

Etymology

From Middle English cheketoth, equivalent to cheek + tooth. Compare English wangtooth (“molar”, literally “cheek-tooth”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cheketoth

Inflected Forms

cheek teeth (plural) cheektooth (alternative) cheek-tooth (alternative)

Questions

What does cheek tooth mean?: A hinder or molar tooth.
Where does cheek tooth come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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