"levain" meaning in All languages combined

See levain on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: levains [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French levain. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|levain}} French levain Head templates: {{en-noun}} levain (plural levains)
  1. (baking) A starter dough for sourdough bread. Categories (topical): Baking, Breads Synonyms: mother dough, mother sponge, starter dough
    Sense id: en-levain-en-noun-g9~L7gNS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 84 2 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 2 19 Topics: baking, cooking, food, lifestyle

Noun [French]

IPA: /lə.vɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-levain.ogg Forms: levains [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French levain, from Vulgar Latin *levāmen, from levō. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|levain|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French levain, {{inh+|fr|fro|levain}} Inherited from Old French levain, {{inh|fr|VL.|*levāmen}} Vulgar Latin *levāmen Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} levain m (plural levains)
  1. sourdough Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Breads
    Sense id: en-levain-fr-noun-~xC-pitk Disambiguation of Breads: 75 25
  2. leaven (any agent used to make dough rise) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-levain-fr-noun-j79qVtc7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: levure

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