Maya — meaning in English

English meaning

• leaven noun Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
• Maya noun A member of the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica whose civilisation flourished in what is now Mexico and Central America, known for its cities, writing system, and calendar.
• substance noun A particular kind of physical matter with distinct properties.
• yeast noun A microscopic fungus used to ferment dough or brew alcohol.

Senses

Maya is used for these senses in English:

• leaven Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
• substance The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
• yeast An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.

leaven — full definition

1. noun Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
2. noun Anything that induces change, especially a corrupting or vitiating change.

Maya — full definition

1. noun A member of the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica whose civilisation flourished in what is now Mexico and Central America, known for its cities, writing system, and calendar.
2. noun In Hindu and Buddhist thought, the idea that the everyday physical world is an illusion masking a deeper spiritual reality.

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