levain

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word levain. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word levain, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say levain in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word levain you have here. The definition of the word levain will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oflevain, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French levain.

Noun

levain (plural levains)

  1. (baking) A starter dough for sourdough bread.

Synonyms

Anagrams

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr
levain

Etymology

Inherited from Old French levain, from Vulgar Latin *levāmen, from levō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lə.vɛ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

levain m (plural levains)

  1. sourdough
  2. leaven (any agent used to make dough rise)

Further reading

Anagrams