al dente

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

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

Usage notes

Also used adverbially.

Translations

firm

Arabic: ^{(please verify)} اَلْدِينْتِي‎‎ (al-dēnte)
Catalan: al dente (ca)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 彈牙, 弹牙 (daan⁶ ngaa⁴)

Mandarin: 耐嚼 (nàijiáo), 有嚼勁, 有嚼勁 (yǒu jiáojìn)
Dutch: al dente (nl)
Finnish: al dente, kovankypsä
French: al dente (fr)
Galician: al dente (gl)
German: bissfest (de), al dente (de)

Greek: αλ ντέντε (el) (al dénte)
Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} אַל דֶנְטֶה‎‎ (al dénte)
Italian: al dente
Japanese: アルデンテ (arudente)
Polish: al dente (pl)
Russian: аль дэ́нтэ (ru) (alʹ dɛ́ntɛ)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ал денте

Roman: al dente (sh)
Swedish: al dente (sv)

Anagrams

edental, latened

Italian

Etymology

Literally “to the tooth”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /al ˈdɛn.te/
Rhymes: -ɛnte

Adjective

al dente (invariable)

al dente

Usage notes

Also used adverbially.

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