Leaven — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛvən/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɛvən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɛvən/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɛvən/.

Examples

his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor
unleavened bread

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prove raise leavening

Parts of Speech

noun	a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
noun	an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something “his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor”
verb	cause to puff up with a leaven “unleavened bread”

Word Forms

leaven	verb	cause to puff up with a leaven
leaven	noun	a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sauerteig

eine Substanz, die zur Gärung eines Teigs oder einer Flüssigkeit verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

levain

une substance utilisée pour produire la fermentation d'une pâte ou d'un liquide

🇪🇸Spanish

levadura

Sustancia utilizada para producir fermentación en masa o en un líquido.

🇮🇹Italian

lievito

una sostanza utilizzata per produrre la fermentazione in un impasto o in un liquido

🇳🇱Dutch

zuurdesem

een stof die wordt gebruikt om gisting in deeg of een vloeistof te bewerkstelligen

🇵🇹Portuguese

fermento

uma substância usada para produzir fermentação em massa ou líquido

🇷🇺Russian

закваска

вещество, используемое для брожения теста или жидкости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ख़मीर

आटे या तरल में किण्वन उत्पन्न करने के लिए उपयोग किया जाने वाला पदार्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

খামির

ময়দা বা তরলে গাঁজন উত্পাদন করতে ব্যবহৃত একটি পদার্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

புளிப்பு

மாவில் அல்லது ஒரு திரவத்தில் நொதித்தல் தயாரிக்கப் பயன்படும் ஒரு பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పులిసిన పిండి

పిండి లేదా ద్రవంలో కిణ్వ ప్రక్రియను ఉత్పత్తి చేయడానికి ఉపయోగించే పదార్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

खमीर

पीठ किंवा द्रव मध्ये आंबायला ठेवा तयार करण्यासाठी वापरला जाणारा पदार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખમીર

કણક અથવા પ્રવાહીમાં આથો ઉત્પન્ન કરવા માટે વપરાતો પદાર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಳಿ

ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ದ್ರವದಲ್ಲಿ ಹುದುಗುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸಲು ಬಳಸುವ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുളിമാവ്

കുഴെച്ചതുമുതൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദ്രാവകത്തിൽ അഴുകൽ ഉൽപ്പാദിപ്പിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਮੀਰ

ਇੱਕ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਆਟੇ ਜਾਂ ਤਰਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਫਰਮੈਂਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خمیر

ایک مادہ جو آٹے یا مائع میں ابال پیدا کرنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

酵

用于在面团或液体中进行发酵的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

パン種

生地または液体内で発酵を引き起こすために使用される物質

🇰🇷Korean

효모

반죽이나 액체에서 발효를 일으키는 데 사용되는 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

men

một chất được sử dụng để sản xuất quá trình lên men trong bột hoặc chất lỏng

🇹🇭Thai

เชื้อ

สารที่ใช้ในการผลิตการหมักในแป้งหรือของเหลว

🇮🇩Indonesian

ragi

suatu zat yang digunakan untuk menghasilkan fermentasi dalam adonan atau cairan

🇵🇭Filipino

lebadura

isang sangkap na ginagamit upang makagawa ng pagbuburo sa masa o isang likido

🇲🇾Malay

ragi

bahan yang digunakan untuk menghasilkan penapaian dalam doh atau cecair

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خميرة

مادة تستخدم لإحداث التخمر في العجين أو السائل

🇮🇷Persian

خمیر مایه

ماده ای که برای تولید تخمیر در خمیر یا مایع استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

maya

hamur veya sıvıda fermantasyon sağlamak için kullanılan bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָמֵץ

חומר המשמש לייצור תסיסה בבצק או בנוזל

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The primary meaning of 'leaven' is 'a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid'.

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