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lefses

lefses is the plural 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 lefses

What is lefses the plural of?
Lefses is the plural of lefse.

Words near lefses in the dictionary

  1. lefsa
  2. Lefschetz
  3. Lefschetz fixed-point theorem
  4. lefse
  5. lefse plant
  6. lefses
  7. left
  8. left a lot to be desired
  9. left a mark
  10. left a sour taste in one's mouth
  11. left alone

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