sourdough
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The meaning (definition) of the word sourdough
a chewy bread with a tangy taste
The word sourdough used in a sentence
“Grandma cut the sourdough and put it beside our soup.”
The plural of the word sourdough
sourdoughs
How the word sourdough is said around the world
| French | levain (luh-VEN) |
| Spanish | de masa fermentada (day MAH-sah fayr-mayn-TAH-thah) |
| Mandarin | 酸面包 (swahn myen bow) |
| Hindi | जामन (GYAH-muhn) |
| Arabic | العجين المخمر (ahl-AH-jeen ahl-MOO-khahm-mahr) |
| Russian | хлеб на закваске (KHLEHP nah zah-KVAHS-kyeh) |
| Portuguese (EU) | fermento natural (fay-ruh-MAYNG-tuu nuh-too-RAHL) |
| Portuguese (BR) | fermento natural (fay-ruh-MAYNG-tuu nah-too-ROW) |
| Japanese | サワードウ (sowahdohu) |
| German | Sauerteig (ZOW-ur-tyk) |
| Urdu | کھٹے خمیر کی روٹی (KHA-tay kha-MEER kee ROH-tee) |
| Punjabi | ਖੱਟੀ ਬਰੈੱਡ (KHUT-tee bah-RED) |
| Korean | 사워도우 (SOW-u-doh) |
| Hebrew | שְׁאוֹר (shohr) |
| Greek | ψωμί με προζύμι (psoh-MEE meh proh-ZEE-mee) |
| Dutch | zuurdesem (ZEWR-duh-zuhm) |
| Tagalog | sourdough (sohr-DOHGH) |
| Vietnamese | bánh mì chua (BAY-urny mee CHOO-uh) |
| Turkish | ekşi maya (ek-SHI mah-YAH) |
| Persian | خمیر ترش (KHAH-meer tohrsh) |
| Polish | zakwas (ZAHK-fahs) |
| Ukrainian | закваска (zahg-VAHS-kah) |
| Bengali | সাওয়ারডো (SHAH-oh-raw-doh) |
| Swedish | surdegsbröd (SUR-dehgs-brurd) |
| Italian | lievito madre (lee-E-vee-toh MAHD-ray) |
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