lievito

From Vulgar Latin *levĭtum (“yeast, sourdough”), from Latin levātus (“lifted”).

lievito m (plural lieviti)

1. yeast

   Il lievito fa fermentare la birra.

   Yeast makes beer ferment.

2. leaven, leavening

• lievitare
• lievito chimico or lievito per dolci (“baking powder”)
• lievito di birra (literally “beer yeast”)
• lievito madre (“sourdough”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lievito

1. first-person singular present indicative of lievitare

• Oliveti, oliveti