levadura

Galician

Etymology

levar +‎ -dura.

Noun

levadura f (plural levaduras)

1. leavening

Related terms

• lévedo

Spanish

Etymology

From levar, older form of llevar. Compare French levure. Cf. also Medieval Latin levatura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lebaˈduɾa/ [le.β̞aˈð̞u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: le‧va‧du‧ra

Noun

levadura f (plural levaduras)

1. yeast

   Synonym: reciente (Andalusia)

Derived terms

• levadura de panadería

 

Further reading

• “levadura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014