leipä — meaning in English

English meaning

• bread noun A food made by baking a mixture of flour, water, and usually yeast.
• loaf noun A shaped mass of baked bread, or a similarly shaped block of another food.

Senses

leipä is used for these senses in English:

• loaf (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
• meal ticket (idiomatic) Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.

bread — full definition

1. noun A food made by baking a mixture of flour, water, and usually yeast.
2. noun Money, especially as needed for a living (informal).
3. noun The basic means of supporting life; sustenance in general.

loaf — full definition

1. noun A shaped mass of baked bread, or a similarly shaped block of another food.
2. verb To spend time idly instead of working; to laze around.

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