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anislefse.

a sweet, rich lefse flavoured with aniseed, traditionally associated with North Hordaland and often spread with a sweet butter-and-sour-cream filling before being folded

9 characters4 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/²ˈanː.ɪsˌlɛf.sə/[ˈânː.ɪsˌlɛf.sə̌]/²ˈɑː.nɪsˌlɛf.sə/[ˈɑ̂ː.nɪsˌlɛf.sə̌]
  1. a sweet, rich lefse flavoured with aniseed, traditionally associated with North Hordaland and often spread with a sweet butter-and-sour-cream filling before being folded

    feminine · masculine · regional
Where this word comes from

From anis (“aniseed”) + lefse (“lefse”), literally “anise lefse”. Compare the equivalent formation Norwegian Nynorsk anislefse (“anise lefse”).

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