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al dente

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al den·te  (l dnt, äl dnt)
adj.
Cooked enough to be firm but not soft: pasta al dente.
[Italian : al, to the + dente, tooth.]
al dente adv.
al dente Italian [al ˈdɛnte]
adj
(Cookery) (of a pasta dish) cooked so as to be firm when eaten
[literally: to the tooth]
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Adj.1.al dente - of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eatenal dente - of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten
Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
hard - resisting weight or pressure
Translations
al dente
adj, adv spaghetti → al dente; rice → körnig
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