Definition
The large, flat teeth at the back of your mouth used for grinding and crushing food.
Etymology
From Latin 'molaris' (grinding), derived from 'mola' (millstone). The name perfectly describes their function—grinding food like a stone mill.
Kelly Says
Your molars are the only teeth capable of generating enough bite force to crush hard foods—they can exert up to 1,200 pounds of pressure, like having tiny nutcrackers in your mouth.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላላ ነጭ
en-k-u-la-la ne-ch
CSČeština
zuby třenové
zuby tre-no-ve
DADansk
kindtænder
kin-d-tae-nder
DEDeutsch
Molare
mo-la-re
ELΕλληνικά
μολάρια
mo-la-ri-a
ESEspañol
molares
mo-la-res
FISuomi
kulmahampa
kul-ma-ham-pa
FRFrançais
molars
mo-lars
HEעברית
שן טוחנת
shen to-chan-et
HUMagyar
őrlökök
o-r-lo-ko-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
gigi geraham
gi-gi ge-ra-ham
ITItaliano
molari
mo-la-ri
KKKK
мұздырау
mu-z-dy-rau
MSBahasa Melayu
gigi geraham
gi-gi ge-ra-ham
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စိတ်
kya-u-k-se-it
NLNederlands
tanden
tan-den
NONorsk
visdomstender
vi-dom-st-en-der
PLPolski
zęby trzonowe
zhen-by tr-zo-no-ve
PTPortuguês
molares
mo-la-res
RUРусский
коренные зубы
ko-ren-nye zu-by
SVSvenska
första kindtandarna
for-sta kind-tan-dar-na
SWKiswahili
molars
mo-lars
TAதமிழ்
பற்களின்
par-ka-lin
TLTL
mga ngipin
mga ngi-pin
TRTürkçe
köprü dişleri
kö-prü di-shi-le-ri
UKУкраїнська
кукурудзяні
ku-ku-ru-d-z-ya-ni
VITiếng Việt
molars
mo-lars