- See Also:
- - Aktobe
  - Aktyubinsk
  - Akure
  - Akureyri
  - Akutagawa
  - akvavit
  - Akyab
  - AL
  - Al
  - al
  - al dente
  - Al Farabi
  - Al Fatah
  - al Fayed
  - al fine
  - Al Hijrah
  - Al Hufuf
  - Al Kufa
  - Al Madinah
  - Al Manamah
  - Al Mansûrah
- Recent searches:
- View All

al dente

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ælˈdɛnteɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al den′tā, -tē; It. äl den′te)

al den•te (al den′tā, -tē; It. äl den′te),USA pronunciation

Food(esp. of pasta) cooked so as not to be too soft;
firm to the bite:spaghetti al dente.

Italian: literally, to the tooth 1945–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

al dente Italian: /al ˈdɛnte/ adj

(of a pasta dish) cooked so as to be firm when eaten

Etymology: literally: to the tooth

In Lists: Dining terms, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "al dente" in the title:

al dente

Visit the English Only Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Look up "al dente" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "al dente" at dictionary.com

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/al dente

⇱ al dente - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

al dente