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 ==== === Anagrams === edental, latened == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian al dente. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑl ˈdɛn.tə/ === Phrase === al dente al dente Synonym: beetgaar == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian al dente. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [alˈdɛntə] === Adjective === al dente (indeclinable) al dente === Further reading === “al dente” in Duden online “al dente” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian al dente (literally “to the tooth”). === Adjective === al dente (comparative lebih al dente, superlative paling al dente) (cooking) al dente === Further reading === “al dente”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “to the tooth”, a shortening of 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 === IPA(key): /al ˈdɛn.te/ Hyphenation: al‧dèn‧te === Phrase === al dente (pasta) Firm to the bite, cooked just right. pasta al dente ― noodles to the tooth (cooking) Just right to the bite. cotto al dente ― cooked to the tooth === Anagrams === dentale, tendale == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian al dente. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈal ˈdɛn.tɛ/ Syllabification: al den‧te === Adjective === al dente (not comparable, no derived adverb) (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 == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al ˈdente/ [al̪ ˈd̪ẽn̪.t̪e] Syllabification: al den‧te === Adjective === al dente (invariable) al dente === Adverb === al dente al dente === Further reading === “al dente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025