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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese levedo, from Vulgar Latin *levĭtum (“yeast, sourdough”), from Latin levātus (“lifted”). Compare Portuguese lêvedo, Spanish leudo.
Adjective
lévedo (feminine léveda, masculine plural lévedos, feminine plural lévedas)
- which has been leavened
Noun
lévedo m (plural lévedos)
- sourdough
- Synonym: fermento
- yeast; leaven
- Synonyms: fermento, isco
- leavening
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lévedo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lévedo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lévedo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN