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Al dente

//æl ˈdɛn.teɪ// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Firm to the bite, cooked just right. usually
Adjective
  1. 1
    of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian al dente (literally “to the tooth”).

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