al dente

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian al dente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑl ˈdɛn.tə/
  • (file)

Phrase

al dente

  1. al dente
    Synonym: beetgaar

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian al dente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [alˈdɛntə]
  • (file)

Adjective

al dente (indeclinable)

  1. al dente

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

Literally, to the tooth.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

al dente (invariable)

  1. al dente

Adverb

al dente

  1. al dente

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian al dente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al ˈdɛn.tɛ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛntɛ

Adjective

al dente (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (of pasta, cooking) al dente

Further reading

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

Spanish

Adjective

al dente (invariable)

  1. al dente

Adverb

al dente

  1. al dente

Further reading

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