Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unleavened

/ˌʌnˈlɛvənd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
un-leaven-ed
IPA
/ˌʌnˈlɛvənd/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without any yeast or other raising agent.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Vulgar Latin *levāmender. Old French levainbor. Middle English levayn English leaven English leavened English unleavened From un- + leavened (adjective).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌʌnˈlɛvənd/
  • British English: /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɛvn̩d/

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Questions

How do you pronounce unleavened?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnˈlɛvənd/.
What does unleavened mean?
Without any yeast or other raising agent.
Where does unleavened come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Vulgar Latin *levāmender. Old French levainbor. Middle English levayn English leaven English leavened English unleavened From un- + leavened (adjective).

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