lévedo

Galician

Alternative forms

• leldo, lévado

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese levedo, from Vulgar Latin *levĭtum (“yeast, sourdough”), from Latin levātus (“lifted”). Compare Portuguese lêvedo, Spanish leudo.

Adjective

lévedo (feminine léveda, masculine plural lévedos, feminine plural lévedas)

1. which has been leavened

Noun

lévedo m (plural lévedos)

1. sourdough

   Synonym: fermento

2. yeast; leaven

   Synonyms: fermento, isco

3. leavening

Related terms

• levadura
• levar
• levedar

References

• “lévedo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “lévedo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “lévedo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.