al dente
adjective/ˌæl ˈdenteɪ/, /ˌæl ˈdenti/
/ˌæl ˈdenteɪ/, /ˌæl ˈdenti/
(from Italian)- (of cooked food, especially pasta) not too soft when bittenWord OriginItalian, literally ‘to the tooth’.
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