al dente

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al dente

/æl ˈdɛn.teɪ/
/æl ˈdɛn.ti/

Rhymes with -ɛnteɪ, -ɛnti

Where it comes from

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

adjective more al dente · most al dente

usually, of pasta Firm to the bite, cooked just right.

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adj firm

日本語	アルデンテ arudente
中文	耐嚼 nàijiáo, 有嚼勁 /有嚼劲, 有嚼勁 /有嚼劲 yǒu jiáojìn
हिन्दी	अल देन्ते al dente
Français	al dente
Deutsch	bissfest, al dente
Italiano	al dente
Ελληνικά	αλ ντέντε al nténte
Русский	аль дэ́нтэ alʹ dɛ́ntɛ

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@misc{al_dente_2026,
  title = {al dente},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/al%20dente},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}