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Meaning of Sourdough | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsaʊɚˌdoʊ

Definitions

  1. A type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste.
  2. An old-timer, especially in Alaska.
  3. A permanent resident of the territory. Someone who has lived in the Yukon during all four seasons.
  4. A 49er, a California Gold Rush miner.
  5. Leaven; an agent that makes dough rise.

Equivalents

Bosanski kvas
Čeština kvas
Cymraeg surdoes
Dansk surdej
Deutsch Sauerteig
Español masa madre
Français levain
Gaeilge taos géar
Galego lévedo
Hrvatski kvas
Magyar kovász
Íslenska súrdeig
한국어 사워도
Nederlands desem zuurdeeg zuurdesem
Português massa azeda
Русский опара
Српски kvas
Svenska surdeg
Türkçe ekşi maya

Examples

“The troops went for those fresh tomatoes like sourdoughs going for gold in the Klondike.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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