lievito

See also: lievitò and lièvito

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *levĭtum, from Latin levātum, from levātus. Compare French French levain, Romanian aluat, Portuguese lêvedo, Spanish leudo.

Noun

lievito m (plural lieviti)

1. yeast

   Il lievito fa fermentare la birra.

   Yeast makes beer ferment.

2. leaven, leavening

Derived terms

• lievitare
• lievito chimico or lievito per dolci (“baking powder”)
• lievito di birra (literally “beer yeast”)
• lievito madre (“sourdough”)

Verb

lievito

1. first-person singular present indicative of lievitare

Anagrams

• oliveti