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o fermento
yeast
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How do you say fermento in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce fermento in Portuguese?
fermento is pronounced /u feʁˈmẽtu/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
O fermento natural é muito mais eficaz do que o fermento comercial para fazer pão artesanal.
The natural starter/leaven is much more effective than the commercial yeast for making artisanal bread.
Este fermento específico foi desenvolvido para ser mais rápido e poderoso na fermentação.
This specific yeast was developed to be faster and more powerful in fermentation.
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Why is it masculine?
Fermento is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "fermentum" (masculine), which comes from the verb "fervere" (to boil/ferment), and retained the masculine gender of its Latin ancestor through regular phonetic evolution.
What is the Portuguese word for yeast?
The Portuguese word for yeast is o fermento — masculine.
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