# simit

> English word · Noun

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

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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