al dente

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Adjective
  - 1.2.1 Translations

English [edit]

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Al dente

Etymology [edit]

Italian al (“to the”) +‎ dente (“tooth”).

Adjective [edit]

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

(of pasta) firm to the bite (used of pasta which is cooked just right)

Translations [edit]

firm

German: bissfest (de)

Japanese: アルデンテ (ja) (arudente)

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