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simit en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish simit (“simit”), Ottoman Turkish سمید (simit), from Classical Persian سَمِید (samīd, “semolina”), from Arabic سَمِيد (samīd, “semolina”), from Aramaic סְמִידָא / ܣܡܻܝܕܳܐ (səmīḏā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 (/⁠samīdu⁠/, “a type of fine groats, coarse flour, semolina”), related to Akkadian 𒀀𒊏𒄯𒄯 (/⁠samādu⁠/, “to grind fine”).

Meanings

1. A ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.

Forms

Translations (32)

lad simit (ring-shaped bread roll) · ro covrig (ring-shaped bread roll) · ro simit (ring-shaped bread roll) · ru сими́т (ring-shaped bread roll) · tr simet (ring-shaped bread roll) · fr coulouri (ring-shaped bread roll) · hy բոկեղ (ring-shaped bread roll) · sh đèvrek (ring-shaped bread roll) · fa-ira سیمیت (ring-shaped bread roll) · fr simit (ring-shaped bread roll) · fa-ira سَمِد (ring-shaped bread roll) · ar سَمِيت (ring-shaped bread roll) · ka სიმიტი (ring-shaped bread roll) · fa-ira سَمید (ring-shaped bread roll) · tr simit (ring-shaped bread roll) · rom bokoli (ring-shaped bread roll) · ru кре́ндель (ring-shaped bread roll) · sh ђѐврек (ring-shaped bread roll) · ar سَمِيط (ring-shaped bread roll) · ms simit (ring-shaped bread roll) · de Sesamkringel (ring-shaped bread roll) · de Simit (ring-shaped bread roll) · bg сими́д (ring-shaped bread roll) · tr gevrek (ring-shaped bread roll) · fa-ira سِمِد (ring-shaped bread roll) · mk ѓеврек (ring-shaped bread roll) · id simit (ring-shaped bread roll) · el κουλούρι (ring-shaped bread roll) · pl simit (ring-shaped bread roll) · de Sesamring (ring-shaped bread roll) · bg гевре́к (ring-shaped bread roll) · ota سمید (ring-shaped bread roll)