semla

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛmlə/

semla (plural semlas)

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

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsemˌla/, /ˈsɛmˌla/

semla c

1. (Finland) bun, bread roll

   Synonym: småfranska

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

   Synonyms: fastlagsbulle, fettisdagsbulle

   Hyponym: hetvägg

• males, smale