"al dente" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /al ˈdɛn.te/
Etymology: Literally, “to the tooth”, a shortening duro al dente (“hard for the tooth”), croccante al dente (“crunchy for the tooth”) etc. with the ellipsis being reinforced by the fact that al/alla is commonly found in these contexts to indicate dish ingredients. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to the tooth}} “to the tooth”, {{lit|to the tooth}} Literally, “to the tooth” Head templates: {{it-adj|inv=1}} al dente (invariable)
  1. al dente Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-al_dente-it-adj-Cp1b52ri Categories (other): Italian terms with collocations, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Adverb

IPA: /al ˈdɛn.te/
Etymology: Literally, “to the tooth”, a shortening duro al dente (“hard for the tooth”), croccante al dente (“crunchy for the tooth”) etc. with the ellipsis being reinforced by the fact that al/alla is commonly found in these contexts to indicate dish ingredients. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to the tooth}} “to the tooth”, {{lit|to the tooth}} Literally, “to the tooth” Head templates: {{it-adv}} al dente
  1. al dente
    Sense id: en-al_dente-it-adv-Cp1b52ri Categories (other): Italian terms with collocations, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
     
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