semla

semla

English

a typical semla

Etymology

From Swedish semla, ultimately from Latin simila (“finest quality wheat flour”), through Old Swedish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛmlə/

Noun

semla (plural semlas)

1. A pastry with a cream and almond paste filling, traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday in Sweden, Finland and Estonia.

Translations

Swedish pastry eaten on Shrove Tuesday

Belarusian: се́мла f (sjémla) Danish: fastelavnsbolle c Dutch: semla m or f Estonian: vastlakukkel Finnish: laskiaispulla (fi) French: semla (fr) m German: Semla f

Japanese: セムラ (semura) Korean: 셈라 (semna) Norwegian: fastelavnsbolle m Russian: се́мла f (sémla) Spanish: semla m Swedish: semla (sv) c, fastlagsbulle (sv) c, fettisdagsbulle c

Anagrams

• EMALS, Lemas, MELAS, Salem, Selma, Smale, Smeal, almes, amels, lames, lamés, leams, males, meals, melas, mesal

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sembla, ultimately from Latin simila (“finest quality wheat flour”). See also Finnish sämpylä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsemˌla/, /ˈsɛmˌla/

Noun

semla c

1. (Finland) bun, bread roll

   Synonym: småfranska

2. (Sweden) semla (Swedish pastry eaten on Shrove Tuesday)

   Synonyms: fastlagsbulle, fettisdagsbulle

   Hyponym: hetvägg

Declension

Declension of semla
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	semla	semlan	semlor	semlorna
Genitive	semlas	semlans	semlors	semlornas

Anagrams

• males, smale