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Meaning of pulla | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and flavored with crushed cardamom, resembling very soft bread in consistency, eaten in Finland.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi pulla
Français pulla

Examples

“"Then we would all have coffee and pulla bread," recalled Hilma Wainio of Spencer.”
“Other locally made items include pulla, a foot-long braided bread flavored with cardamom and priced at $6 a loaf, and wood carvings.”
“Pulla is a braided yeast loaf, flavored with freshly ground cardamom and sprinkled with chopped almonds and sugar […]”
“I remember the best, the years on the farm, wild roses and mushrooms that you picked near the pasture, cardamom pulla warm from the oven, […]”
“Come on, your dad's grabbed us all some pullas and cider.”
“You can expect to be served a slice of pulla with your afternoon coffee in any Finnish household.”

CEFR level

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