simit

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سمید (simit), from Persian سمید (semid, “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”).

noun simiți · simit · simitul · simiții

masculine simit

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simit ring-shaped bread roll

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"simit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/simit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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simit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/simit

Chicago

"simit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/simit.

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@misc{simit_2026,
  title = {simit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/simit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}