lievito

See also: lievitò and lièvito

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *levĭtum, from Latin levātum, from levātus. Compare French French levain, Romanian aluat, Portuguese lêvedo, Spanish leudo.

Noun

lievito m (plural lieviti)

yeast
Il lievito fa fermentare la birra.
Yeast makes beer ferment.
leaven, leavening

Derived terms

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

Verb

lievito

first-person singular present indicative of lievitare

Anagrams

oliveti

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