colmillo

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin columellus (“canine tooth, tusk”) (attested in Isidore of Seville), masculine variant of columella (literally “small column, pillar”), diminutive of columna (“column”). Used Classically to refer to the grinding teeth of horses in Varro and Pliny in the form columellārēs dentēs (literally “pillar-formed teeth”). === Pronunciation === Syllabification: col‧mi‧llo === Noun === colmillo m (plural colmillos) (teeth) canine tooth tusk, fang ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== diente muela === Further reading === “colmillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025