sourdough en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsaʊəˌdəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsaʊɚˌdoʊ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English sour dogh, equivalent to sour + dough. Compare Saterland Frisian Suurdee (“sourdough”), Dutch zuurdeeg (“sourdough”), Low German Suurdeeg (“sourdough”), German Sauerteig (“sourdough”), Danish surdej (“sourdough”), Swedish surdeg (“sourdough”), Icelandic súrdeig (“sourdough”). The senses pertaining to California, Alaska and the Yukon derive from the distinctive pouches of bread starter (starter dough used to make sourdough) worn on a belt or around the neck by experienced prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush and California Gold Rush.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste.
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(countable, slang) An old-timer, especially in Alaska.
The troops went for those fresh tomatoes like sourdoughs going for gold in the Klondike.
1944, Ernie Pyle, Brave Men, University of Nebraska Press (2001), page 80
- (Yukon, countable) A permanent resident of the territory. Someone who has lived in the Yukon during all four seasons.
- (countable, historical) A 49er, a California Gold Rush miner.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Leaven; an agent that makes dough rise.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sour dough | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sourdoughs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (43)
it lievito naturale (dough) · pl górnik wydobywający złoto (miner) · cmn 發酵麵糰 /发酵面团 (dough) · sk kvások (dough) · nb surdeig (dough) · ro pâine cu maia (dough) · pl zakwas (dough) · ga taos géar (dough) · ru опа́ра (dough) · it lievito madre (dough) · io hefo (dough) · dsb kwas (dough) · pl ciasto na zakwasie (dough) · it pasta madre (dough) · da surdej (dough) · hu kovász (dough) · nn surdeig (dough) · gd taois gheur (dough) · pl weteran (old-timer) · he שׂאור (dough) · nl zuurdesem (dough) · fo súrdeiggj (dough) · de Sauerteig (dough) · el μεταλλευτής (miner) · pt massa azeda (dough) · cy surdoes (dough) · tr ekşi maya (dough) · nl desem (dough) · fi tervaskanto (old-timer) · ko 사워도 (dough) · ca massa mare (dough) · fi hapantaikina (dough) · izh hapantaikina (dough) · sh комлов (dough) · nl zuurdeeg (dough) · sv surdeg (dough) · ca cap de feina (dough) · fr levain (dough) · is súrdeig (dough) · gl lévedo (dough) · el προζύμι (dough) · es masa madre (dough) · pl weteranka (old-timer)
wikipedia: en:Klondike Gold Rush · wikipedia: en:California Gold Rush