levain

From Old French levain, from Late Latin levāmen (attested in Classical Latin as alleviation or solace) for Latin levamentum, from levō.

• IPA^(key): /lə.vɛ̃/

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levain m (plural levains)

1. sourdough
2. leaven (any agent used to make dough rise)

• “levain” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• nivela