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Traditional vs Lefse - What's the difference?

traditional | lefse |

As an adjective traditional

is of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the scriptures.

As a noun lefse is

a traditional soft norwegian flatbread made from potato, flour, and milk or cream (or sometimes lard) and cooked on a griddle.

traditional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
  • I think her traditional values are antiquated .
  • Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
  • In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
  • Antonyms

    * nontraditional, non-traditional * untraditional

    Derived terms

    * traditionally

    lefse

    English

    (wikipedia lefse)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made from potato, flour, and milk or cream (or sometimes lard) and cooked on a griddle.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=November 20, author=Monica Davey, title=For Children of Norway, a Rift With the Mother Country, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=We treasure the heritage more here than they do in Norway itself, said Audrey Amundson of Starbuck, Minn., which sealed its place in history in 1983 by cooking what residents insist was the world's biggest lefse , a Norwegian flatbread made of potatoes, cream and flour. }}