staff of life meaning

UK /stɑːf əv laɪf/ US /stæf ʌv laɪf/ 3 syllables

staff of life (noun): food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked.

Definition of staff of life

  1. food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

    Synonyms: bread, breadstuff

    Type of: baked goods, starches

    Kinds: anadama bread, bap, barmbrack, breadstick, brown bread, bun, caraway seed bread, challah, cinnamon bread, cracked-wheat bread, cracker, crouton

How to pronounce staff of life

staff of life is pronounced /stɑːf əv laɪf/ in British English and /stæf ʌv laɪf/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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