sourdough

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English

Adjective

sourdough (not comparable)

1. Describing something made from dough that was leavened with yeast and lactobacteria that produce acids giving a sour taste.

Translations

describing sthg made from sourdough

Finnish: hapan- (fi)

Noun

sourdough (plural sourdoughs)

1. Dough, leavened with yeast and lactobacteria that produce acids giving a sour taste.
2. (slang) An old-timer, especially in Alaska. From the distinctive pouches of bread starter worn on a belt or around the neck by experienced prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush. [1] [2]
   • 1944, Ernie Pyle, Brave Men, University of Nebraska Press (2001), page 80:

     "The troops went for those fresh tomatoes like sourdoughs going for gold in the Klondike."

3. (Yukon) A permanent resident of the territory. Someone who has lived in the Yukon during all four seasons.

Translations

dough

Finnish: hapantaikina (fi) French: levain (fr) m. German: Sauerteig (de) m. Hebrew: שאור (he) (s'or)

Irish: taos géar (ga) m. Italian: pasta madre (it) f., lievito naturale (it) m., lievito madre (it) m. Norwegian: surdeig (no) m. Serbian: комлов (sr) (komlov) m.

Antonyms

• (someone new to Alaska and Yukon): cheechako