Definitions for semla
sem·la

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1. semlanoun

   A traditional pastry with a cream and almond paste filling found in Sweden, Finland and Estonia.

2. Etymology: semilia; the finest quality wheat flour

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1. Semla

   A semla, vastlakukkel, laskiaispulla, fastlagsbulle/fastelavnsbolle or vēja kūkas is a traditional sweet roll made in various forms in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Norway, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Latvia, associated with Lent and especially Shrove Tuesday in most countries, Shrove Monday in Denmark, parts of southern Sweden, Iceland and Faroe Islands or Sunday of Fastelavn in Norway. In Sweden it is most commonly known as just semlacode: swe promoted to code: sv (plural: semlorcode: swe promoted to code: sv ), but is also known as fettisdagsbullecode: swe promoted to code: sv (lit. "Mardi Gras bun"). In the southern parts of Sweden, as well as in Swedish-speaking Finland, it is known as fastlagsbullecode: swe promoted to code: sv (plural: fastlagsbullarcode: swe promoted to code: sv ; semla on the other hand means a plain wheat bun with butter, called frallacode: swe promoted to code: sv in Sweden). In Estonia it is called vastlakukkel. In Norway and Denmark it is called fastelavnsbolle. In Iceland, it is known as a bolla and served on Bolludagur. In Faroe Islands it is called Føstulávintsbolli, and is served on Føstulávintsmánadagur. In Latvia, it is called vēja kūkas. In northern Germany it is called Windbeutel. Semla served in a bowl of hot milk is hetväggcode: swe promoted to code: sv .

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1. Semla

   A semla or fastlagsbulle, laskiaispulla or fastelavnsbolle is a traditional sweet roll made in various forms in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Norway associated with Lent and especially Shrove Monday and Shrove Tuesday. The name semla is a loan word from German Semmel, originally deriving from the Latin semilia, which was the name used for the finest quality wheat flour or semolina. In the southernmost part of Sweden and by the Swedish-speaking population in Finland, they are known as fastlagsbulle, in Denmark and Norway they are known as fastelavnsbolle. In Scanian, originally an Eastern Danish dialect, the feast is also called fastelann. In Finnish they are known as laskiaispulla, in Latvian as vēja kūkas, and in Estonian as vastlakukkel.

Anagrams for semla »

1. amels

2. lames

3. lamés

4. males

5. meals

6. mesal

7. Salem

8. Selma

How to pronounce semla?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of semla in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of semla in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Semla
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semla
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=semla