Meaning
yeast; baking powder
- yeast used to make dough rise
- raising agent used in baking
In a sentence
Per il pane serve il lievito.
You need yeast for bread.
Hai comprato il lievito per la torta?
Did you buy the baking powder for the cake?
Questo impasto non ha abbastanza lievito.
This dough does not have enough yeast.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| lievito | masculine · singular |
| lieviti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- In recipes, meaning depends on type: lievito di birra, lievito per dolci.
- Usually uncountable in cooking: aggiungere il lievito.
- Common with impasto, pane, pizza, torta.