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单词 sourdough
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sourdough

[ souuhr-doh, sou-er- ]
/ ˈsaʊərˌdoʊ, ˈsaʊ ər- /
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noun

fermented dough retained from one baking and used as leaven, rather than fresh yeast, to start the next.
bread leavened with this fermented dough: Pick up a loaf of sourdough and a baguette, too.
a prospector or pioneer, especially in Alaska or Canada.
any longtime resident, especially in Alaska or Canada.

adjective

leavened with sourdough: sourdough bread.

Origin of sourdough

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English: literally, “leaven, leavened bread” ; see origin at sour, dough

Words nearby sourdough

sour cherry, sourcing, sour cream, sourdine, sour dock, sourdough, sour gourd, sour grapes, sour gum, sour mash, sour-milk cheese
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British Dictionary definitions for sourdough

sourdough
/ (ˈsaʊəˌdəʊ) /

adjective

dialect (of bread) made with fermented dough used as a leaven

noun

(in Western US, Canada, and Alaska) an old-time prospector or pioneer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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