al dente
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian al dente (literally “to the tooth”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edital dente (comparative more al dente, superlative most al dente)
Usage notes
edit- Also used adverbially.
Translations
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Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian al dente.
Pronunciation
editPhrase
edital dente
German
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian al dente.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edital dente (indeclinable)
Further reading
editItalian
editEtymology
editLiterally, “to the tooth”, a shortening duro al dente (“hard for the tooth”), croccante al dente (“crunchy for the tooth”) etc. with the ellipsis being reinforced by the fact that al/alla is commonly found in these contexts to indicate dish ingredients.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit- al dente
- pasta al dente ― pasta al dente
Adverb
edit- al dente
- cotto al dente ― cooked al dente
Anagrams
editPolish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Italian al dente.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edital dente (not comparable, no derived adverb)
Further reading
editSpanish
editAdjective
editAdverb
editFurther reading
edit- “al dente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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