OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 8991

leaven

/ˈlɛv.ən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
levadura • polvos de hornear
Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 8992

leaven

/ˈlɛv.ən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
leudar
To add a leavening agent.
Yeast is used to leaven bread, making it rise during baking.
leudar
To cause to rise by fermentation.