What does levain in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word levain in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use levain in French.
The word levain in French means starter, sourdough starter, leavening, yeast, germ, sourdough, wheat sourdough, wheat starter, wheat sourdough starter, rye sourdough, rye starter, rye sourdough starter, sourdough, sourdough bread. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word levain
starter, sourdough starternom masculin (micro-organismes de fermentation) (wild yeast) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il faut ajouter le levain à la farine pour obtenir le pain. |
leaveningnom masculin (morceau de pâte) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le boulanger réserva un pâton comme levain. The baker set aside a piece of dough as leavening. |
yeastnom masculin (substance de fermentation) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Pour obtenir une bonne bière, il faut ajouter un levain. |
germnom masculin (littéraire (germe de passion) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il lui restait au fond du cœur un levain de rancune contre sa famille. |
sourdoughlocution adjectivale (fait avec du levain) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
wheat sourdough, wheat starter, wheat sourdough starternom masculin (levain à base de blé) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
rye sourdough, rye starter, rye sourdough starternom masculin (levain à base de seigle) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
sourdough, sourdough breadnom masculin (pain levé avec du levain) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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