unleavened

[ uhn-lev-uhnd ]

adjective

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

unleavened

/ ʌnˈlɛvənd /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of unleavened¹

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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The students from Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital had just 18 minutes to prep and cook the cracker-like, unleavened Passover staple if they wanted to keep it kosher for the holiday.

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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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