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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian al dente (literally to the tooth).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /æl ˈdɛn.teɪ/, /æl ˈdɛn.ti/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnteɪ, -ɛnti

Adjective

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al dente (comparative more al dente, superlative most al dente)

  1. (of pasta, vegetables, rice, beans, etc.) Firm to the bite, cooked just right.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian al dente.

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Phrase

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al dente

  1. al dente
    Synonym: beetgaar

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian al dente.

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Adjective

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al dente (indeclinable)

  1. al dente

Further reading

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  • al dente” in Duden online
  • al dente” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, 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

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  • IPA(key): /al ˈdɛn.te/
  • Hyphenation: al‧dèn‧te

Adjective

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al dente (invariable)

  1. al dente
    pasta al dentepasta al dente

Adverb

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al dente

  1. al dente
    cotto al dentecooked al dente

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Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Italian al dente.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈal ˈdɛn.tɛ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: al den‧te

Adjective

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al dente (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (of pasta, cooking) al dente

Further reading

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  • al dente in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • al dente in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Adjective

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al dente (invariable)

  1. al dente

Adverb

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al dente

  1. al dente

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