SOURDOUGH


Meaning of SOURDOUGH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsau̇(-ə)r-ˌdō, 1 is also ]

-ˈdō noun

Date: 14th century

1. : a leaven consisting of dough in which fermentation is active

2.

[from the use of sourdough for making bread in prospectors' camps]

: a veteran inhabitant and especially an old-time prospector of Alaska or northwestern Canada

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.