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lefse

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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