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Meaning of lefse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈlɛfsə

Definitions

A traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made from potato, flour, and milk or cream (or sometimes lard) and cooked on a griddle.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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