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levain

levain noun: a starter dough for sourdough bread.

Noun

levain (plural levains)

  1. A starter dough for sourdough bread.
    Synonyms:
    mother dough, mother sponge, starter dough

Synonyms of levain

Forms of levain

plurallevains

Origin of levain

Borrowed from French levain.

Questions about levain

What does levain mean?
Levain means a starter dough for sourdough bread.
What part of speech is levain?
Levain is a noun.
What is the plural of levain?
The plural of levain is levains.

Words near levain in the dictionary

  1. leva
  2. levacetylleucine
  3. levacetylmethadol
  4. levada
  5. levadas
  6. levain
  7. levains
  8. Levakand
  9. levalbuterol
  10. Levalley
  11. Levalleys

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