al dente
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian al dente (literally “to the tooth”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
al dente (comparative more al dente, superlative most al dente)
Usage notes
- Also used adverbially.
Translations
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian al dente.
Pronunciation
Phrase
al dente
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian al dente.
Pronunciation
Adjective
al dente (indeclinable)
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
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
Adjective
- al dente
- pasta al dente ― pasta al dente
Adverb
- al dente
- cotto al dente ― cooked al dente
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian al dente.
Pronunciation
Adjective
al dente (not comparable, no derived adverb)
Further reading
- al dente in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- al dente in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Adjective
Adverb
Further reading
- “al dente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10