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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lévedo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lévedo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lévedo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN