Semmel

Meaning

bread roll

Concepts

roll

bread roll

bun

Synonyms

Brötchen

Weckerl

Schrippe

Rundstück

Kaisersemmel

Weggli

Translations

panino

petit pain

broodje

bolletje

kadetje

panecillo

pãozinho

kadet

sandviç

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rotolo

ruolo

κυλιέμαι

rolo

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

batzelaibli

Basel-Landschaft

byyrli

Basel-Landschaft

bryss

Basel-Landschaft

brootweggli

Basel-Landschaft

fuudiweggli

Basel-Landschaft

galatsche

Basel-Landschaft

halbbatzelaibli

Basel-Landschaft

muurbs

Basel-Landschaft

russ

Basel-Landschaft

schlumbäärgerli

Basel-Landschaft

schlumbi

Basel-Landschaft

schnägg

Basel-Landschaft

schweebli

Basel-Landschaft

weggli

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɛml̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: semele

Inherited from Old High German: semala

Cognate with Yiddish: זעמל

In summary

From Middle High German semele, Old High German semala, from Proto-West Germanic *similā (“wheat flour”). Compare Yiddish זעמל (zeml).