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Definition of al dente adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

al dente

adjective

NAmE//ɑl ˈdɛnteɪ//

, NAmE//æl ˈdɛnteɪ//

(from Italian)

(of cooked food, especially pasta) firm, but not hard, when bitten

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