Sourdough Definition

sourdō
noun
Leaven.
Webster's New World
Sour fermented dough used as leaven in making bread.
American Heritage
Fermenting dough saved from one baking to be used for producing fermentation in a later one, thus avoiding the need for fresh yeast.
Webster's New World
Bread made with such dough.
Webster's New World
A prospector or settler in the W U.S. or Canada, esp. one living alone.
Webster's New World
adjective

Made from dough that was leavened with yeast and lactobacteria that produce acids giving a sour taste.

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Other Word Forms of Sourdough

Noun

Singular:
sourdough
Plural:
sourdoughs

Origin of Sourdough

  • Sense 2, from an association with using pieces of sourdough to leaven bread in the winter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sourdough Sentence Examples

  • There's chili and homemade sourdough bread bowls.

  • They enjoy croissant dinner rolls or fresh sourdough bread with their meals.

  • Kombucha is a form of bacteria and yeast, similar to a yeast starter for sourdough bread.

  • Dean and his stepfather dined on western style beans, baked potatoes, sourdough bread and the best spareribs either had ever eaten.

  • Choose from any of the subs that contain less than six grams of fat, stick with the white, wheat or sourdough breads, and don't add cheese, oil, mayonnaise, or high-calorie options like the Chipotle Southwest sauce.

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