die Semmel

bread roll (Austria, Bavaria) - standard German: das Brötchen

Origin

„Semmel“ comes via Middle High German „semel(e)“ from Latin „simila“ (fine wheat flour). It is the ordinary word in Bavaria and Austria; northern Germany says „Brötchen“, Berlin „Schrippe“, parts of Baden-Württemberg „Weckle“.

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Words in this expression

Examples

  • Ich hätte Semmeln, .

    I'd like three bread rolls, please.