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lefsa

lefsa is the alternative form of lefse.

Meaning of lefse

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.
    • We treasure the heritage more here than they do in Norway itself, said Audrey Amundson of Starbuck, Minn., which sealed its place in history in 1983 by cooking what residents insist was the world's biggest lefse, a Norwegian flatbread made of potatoes, cream and flour.2007 November 20, Monica Davey, “For Children of Norway, a Rift With the Mother Country”, in New York Times

Questions about lefsa

What is lefsa the alternative form of?
Lefsa is the alternative form of lefse.

Words near lefsa in the dictionary

  1. Lefort
  2. Lefortian
  3. Leforts
  4. lefradafiban
  5. Lefroy
  6. lefsa
  7. Lefschetz
  8. Lefschetz fixed-point theorem
  9. lefse
  10. lefse plant
  11. lefses

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