unleavened

American  

[uhn-lev-uhnd] / ʌnˈlɛv ənd /

adjective

1. (of bread, cake, cookies, etc.) containing no leaven or leavening leavening agent.

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unleavened British  

/ ʌnˈlɛvənd /

adjective

1. (of bread, biscuits, etc) made from a dough containing no yeast or leavening

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Etymology

Origin of unleavened

First recorded in 1520–30; un- ¹ + leaven + -ed ³

Example Sentences

It’s typical for observant Jews to cleanse their homes of “chametz,” or grains, before the start of passover to commemorate the unleavened bread the Jews ate in their flight from Egypt.

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Observant Jews avoid grains known as chametz, a reminder of the unleavened bread the Israelites ate when they fled Egypt quickly with no time for dough to rise.

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Observant Jews avoid leavened grains for Passover as a reminder of the unleavened bread the Israelites ate when they quickly fled Egypt with no time for dough to rise.

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Observant Jews avoid grains, known as chametz, a reminder of the unleavened bread the Israelites ate when they fled Egypt quickly with no time for dough to rise.

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It was always served — to her husband and five children — with coconut bake, a dense, sweetly scented unleavened bread made from the milk, oil and fresh pulp of the coconut.

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