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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSauerteig
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Sauerteig
"Sauerteigbrot ist besonders bekömmlich."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A dough leavened by a starter containing wild yeast and lactobacilli, or bread made from this dough.
"She baked a fresh loaf of sourdough with a wonderfully crisp crust."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from sour and dough, originally referring to the dough left over from a previous baking used as a leaven, later famously applied to prospectors in the Klondike Gold Rush who carried it with them.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "sourdough" is said worldwide
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levain
Transliteration: levain
"Ce pain est fait à base de levain naturel."
Sauerteig
Transliteration: Sauerteig
"Sauerteigbrot ist besonders bekömmlich."
pasta madre
Transliteration: pasta madre
"Il pane con pasta madre richiede una lunga lievitazione."
masa madre
Transliteration: masa madre
"Compré una hogaza de pan de masa madre."
massa leveda
Transliteration: massa leveda
"O pão de massa madre tem um sabor único."
खट्टा खमीर
Transliteration: khatta khameer
"खट्टा खमीर से बनी रोटी बहुत स्वादिष्ट होती है।"
酸面团
Transliteration: suān miàn tuán
"我今天早上烤了一个酸面团面包。"
사워도우
Transliteration: sawodou
"사워도우 빵은 소화가 잘 됩니다."
サワードウ
Transliteration: sawādou
"サワードウのパンは独特の酸味があります。"
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