lévedo

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese levedo, from Vulgar Latin *levĭtum (yeast, sourdough), from Latin levātus (lifted). Compare Portuguese lêvedo & Spanish leudo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlebedo/ [ˈle.β̞e.ð̞ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ebedo
  • Hyphenation: lé‧ve‧do

Adjective

lévedo (feminine léveda, masculine plural lévedos, feminine plural lévedas)

  1. which has been leavened

Noun

lévedo m (plural lévedos)

  1. sourdough
    Synonym: fermento
  2. yeast; leaven
    Synonyms: fermento, isco
  3. leavening

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