A2NounMasculine
il lievito
yeast / baking powder
/lee-EH-vee-toh/
Plural: lieviti
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What does ‘lievito’ mean in English?
Examples in Context
Aggiungo il lievito di birra all'impasto per farlo crescere.
I add brewer's yeast to the dough to make it rise.
Per i dolci si usa il lievito in polvere.
Baking powder is used for cakes.
About This Word
Lievito di birra is brewer's yeast (for bread and pizza). Lievito in polvere is baking powder (for cakes). Pasta madre or lievito madre is sourdough starter — increasingly popular.
Related Words
impastofarinapanepizzapasta-madre