How to pronounce ferment
American English pronunciation
fer-MENT
- IPA
- /fɚˈmɛnt/
- Syllables
- fer · MENT (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What ferment means
To slowly change as yeast or tiny germs feed on sugar
In a sentence: Grandma lets the cabbage ferment in a jar to make sauerkraut.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for yeast, possibly from a word meaning "to boil."
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