al dente
adverb/ˌæl ˈdenteɪ/, /ˌæl ˈdenti/
/ˌæl ˈdenteɪ/, /ˌæl ˈdenti/
(from Italian)- food, especially pasta, that is cooked al dente is not too soft when bittenTopics Cooking and eatingc2
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Definition of al dente adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary