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self-raising flour

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, uncountable, usually

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: self-rising flour

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mix, premix

History

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 自發粉 /自发粉 (zi6 faat3 fan2) — a type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自發粉 /自发粉 (zìfāfěn) — a type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked
  • Dutch: zelfrijzend bakmeel — a type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked
  • Finnish: kohotusainetta sisältävä jauho — a type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked
  • Greek: αλεύρι που φουσκώνει (alévri pou fouskónei) — a type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked
  • Hungarian: önkelesztő / önmagától megkelő liszt (sütőporos) — a type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked
  • Indonesian: tepung swamuai — a type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked
  • Indonesian: tepung swakembang — a type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked
  • Polish: mąka samorosnąca — a type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked
  • Portuguese: farinha autolevedante — a type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked
  • Spanish: harina con levadura — a type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked
  • Spanish: harina leudante — a type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked
  • Spanish: harina con polvos de hornear — a type of flour that contains an agent, such as baking powder, which makes baked goods expand and rise when cooked