drożdże
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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish drożdża. Compare Czech droždí, Lower Sorbian droždźeje, and Russian дро́жжи (dróžži).
Pronunciation
Noun
drożdże nvir pl (related adjective drożdżowy)
- yeast (often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines)
- Synonym: (dialectal) młodzie
- (cooking) baker's yeast (strains of yeast commonly used in baking bread and other bakery products, serving as a leavening agent which causes the bread to rise (expand and become lighter and softer) by converting the fermentable sugars present in the dough into carbon dioxide and ethanol)
Declension
Declension of drożdże
Derived terms
nouns
verbs
- drożdżować impf
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