lievito

See also: lievitò and lièvito

Italian

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *levĭtum (“yeast, sourdough”), from Latin levātus (“lifted”).

Noun

lievito m (plural lieviti)

1. yeast

   Il lievito fa fermentare la birra.

   Yeast makes beer ferment.

2. leaven, leavening

Derived terms

• lievitare
• lievito chimico or lievito per dolci (“baking powder”)
• lievito di birra (literally “beer yeast”)
• lievito madre (“sourdough”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lievito

1. first-person singular present indicative of lievitare

Anagrams

• Oliveti, oliveti