Backpulver

/ˈbakˌpʊlfɐ/

das noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain Culinary Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: culinary. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. baking powder

    Built from backen (to bake) + Pulver (powder).

    • Gib etwas Backpulver in den Teig.

      Add some baking powder to the dough.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • backen to bake
  • Pulver powder

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

levure chimique

levure chimique is the French word for the same thing — both mean "baking powder."

Practice

1 What does Backpulver mean?

2 Fill the gap: Gib etwas ___ in den Teig.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Backpulver?

nouncompound

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