fermented

F4E1R1M3E1N1T1E1D2
US/fɹ̩ˈmɛntʰəd/

adjective

Produced by fermentation.

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of ferment
adjectivefermented (comparative more fermented, superlative most fermented)

comparative more fermented · superlative most fermented

  1. Produced by fermentation.
    1 more example

    During the Goguryeo kingdom (37 B.C. to A.D. 668), the Maek people in the northern Korean Peninsula ate maekjeok, a dish of grilled pork marinated in doenjang, a fermented soybean paste. Years later, maekjeok evolved into neobiani, a dish of broad, thin slices of beef tenderized and grilled over flames. A feature of royal court cuisine during the Joseon dynasty (1392 to 1910), neobiani is considered a predecessor to today’s beloved bulgogi.

    2021 July 23, Eric Kim, “Bulgogi, Any Way You Slice It”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2021, Food
  2. Of food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation.

    Synonyms: sour, soured, rancid, bad

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation.

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Translations

Czech zkvašený
  • zkvašenýturned sour
Danish gæret
  • gæretturned sour
Finnish käynyt, käytetty
  • käynytturned sour
  • käytettyturned sour
Māori pirau, mara
  • pirauturned sour
  • maraturned sour
Russian квашеный, скисший
  • квашеный (kvášenyj)turned sour
  • скисший (skísšij)turned sour
  • прокисший (prokísšij)turned sour
Tagalog mam-is
  • mam-isturned sour
Turkish fermante
  • fermanteturned sour

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APA

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MLA

“fermented.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fermented. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fermented,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fermented.

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