"lefse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɛfsə/ Forms: lefses [plural]
Etymology: From Norwegian lefse. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|no|lefse}} Norwegian lefse Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lefse (countable and uncountable, plural lefses)
  1. A traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made from potato, flour, and milk or cream (or sometimes lard) and cooked on a griddle. Wikipedia link: lefse Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: lefsa
    Sense id: en-lefse-en-noun-BjY-oBU6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: lefsa [definite, singular], lefser [indefinite, plural], lefsene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse *leifsa, an s-derivative of Old Norse leifr (hleifr). Cognate with Shetlandic lefsi and Swedish dialectal läfsa. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|*leifsa}} Old Norse *leifsa, {{der|nn|non|hleifr|leifr}} Old Norse leifr, {{q|hleifr}} (hleifr), {{cog|sv|-}} Swedish
  1. lefse Wikipedia link: nn:lefse Tags: feminine Synonyms: kling, lefsa, løpsa (Sognamål), lepse (alt: Nordfyrdemål), løfse (Sunnfyrdemål, Sunnmøre), læms (trø), læmse (Østerdalsmål) Derived forms: anislefse, Hardangerlefse, møsbrømlefse, nordlandslefse, potetlefse, tynnlefse, tjukklefse, tykklefse
    Sense id: en-lefse-nn-noun-Sue21aB2 Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header

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