al dente

/aw ˈdẽtʃi/

adjective B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. al dente

    • O macarrão ficou al dente, do jeito que ela gosta.

      The pasta was al dente, just how she likes it.

Practice

1 What does al dente mean?

2 Fill the gap: O macarrão ficou al ___, do jeito que ela gosta.

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