sourdough

• Substantiv mit zwei Bedeutungen: fermentierter Teig, der als Sauerteig zum Brotbacken dient; und ein Begriff für einen Siedler oder Goldsucher, besonders im Westen der USA, im Nordwesten Kanadas und in Alaska.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a fermented dough used as a leaven for baking bread, historically used by pioneers; and a term for a settler or prospector, particularly in the western United States, northwest Canada, and Alaska.

1. Fermented dough leavenB1formalculinary

   A mixture of flour and water that has been fermented using naturally occurring yeasts and bacteria, used as a leavening agent for bread.

   Sauerteig

   • She used her grandmother's sourdough starter to bake a loaf.
   • Sourdough gives bread a tangy flavor and chewy texture.
   • The pioneers relied on sourdough to make bread on the trail.

   Synonymechefstarter

2. Veteran settler or prospectorC1informalamerican

   A person who has lived for a long time in a frontier region, especially in the western United States, northwestern Canada, or Alaska, often associated with gold prospecting.

   Alt-Siedler und Goldsucher

   • The old sourdough told stories of the Klondike gold rush.
   • Many sourdoughs settled in Alaska during the 19th century.
   • He was a true sourdough, having prospected in the Yukon for decades.

   Synonymefrontiersmanold handold-timerpioneerveteran