"levain" meaning in French

See levain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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, {{m|la|levō}} levō 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: 76 24
  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: 8 92

Inflected forms

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