bialy

American  

[bee-ah-lee, byah-] / biˈɑ li, ˈbjɑ- /

noun

bialys plural

1. a round, flat, leavened, soft roll made of white flour, having a crusty bottom and a depression at the center that is typically filled with an onion and poppy seed mixture.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bialys
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bialy

First recorded in 1960–65; after Białystok

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• bialy vs. bagel

Example Sentences

Bialy, Thomas and Russell Scott are nominated twice this year, for “Dead to Me” along with “Handmaid’s Tale.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2020

One year since Jones and his friend Brendan Bialy joined Castillo to take down the shooter.

From Washington Times • May 9, 2020

Sharon Bialy, a casting director in Los Angeles, always has at least one other person in the room with her during auditions.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2020

When asked why they confronted the gunman, Bialy said: “I don’t like the idea of running and hiding. Why in the world would I let this coward get what he wants?”

From The Guardian • May 25, 2019

In 1604 he captured Dorpat, twice defeated the Swedish generals at Bialy Kamien, and was rewarded with the grand b�ton of Lithuania.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various