English

Noun

sourdough ‎(plural sourdoughs)

1. A type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste.
2. (slang) An old-timer, especially in Alaska.
   • 1944, Ernie Pyle, Brave Men, University of Nebraska Press (2001), page 80:

     "The troops went for those fresh tomatoes like sourdoughs going for gold in the Klondike."

3. (Yukon) A permanent resident of the territory. Someone who has lived in the Yukon during all four seasons.

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• (someone new to Alaska and Yukon): cheechako

Adjective

sourdough ‎(not comparable)

1. Made from sourdough.

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References

1. ↑ Learn to Speak Alaskan
2. ↑ Sourdough baking