lefsa

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English

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Noun

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lefsa (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of lefse
    • 1988 October 7, John Kennedy, “"Here is the place!"”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      I remember those long minutes, sitting between some Olsons and Hansons, and fixing my mind on the only thing I'd come for: a thin slice of tender Swedish lefsa bread, generously buttered and rolled tight with brown sugar into a soft cylinder of Nordic indulgence.

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Etymology

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From Norwegian lefse, likely via Danish. Possibly related to hleifur (loaf).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lefsa f (genitive singular lefsu, nominative plural lefsur)

  1. flatbread, tortilla

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