English Explanatory Dictionary

levain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A starter dough for sourdough bread.

Word forms

levain levains

Etymology

Etymology tree French levainbor. English levain Borrowed from French levain.

Synonyms

mother dough mother sponge starter dough
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