lefse

noun

lef·​se

ˈlefsə

plural lefsen

-sən

or lefses

: a large thin potato pancake served buttered and folded

Word History

Etymology

Norwegian, from lev, leiv pancake, slice of bread, from Old Norse hleifr loaf

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