levain

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noun

A starter dough for sourdough bread.

Similar
mother doughmother spongestarter dough
OriginFrench levain →
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Meanings

nounlevain (plural levains)

plural levains

  1. bakingA starter dough for sourdough bread.

    Synonyms: mother dough, mother sponge, starter dough

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA starter dough for sourdough bread.

Similar
mother doughmother spongestarter dough
Also see
starter dough

Origin

  1. Frenchlevain
  2. Englishlevain

Borrowed from French levain.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

valineLavinevenialvinealalvineveinalalevin
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APA

levain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levain

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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