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bialy

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

noun, plural bi·a·lys.

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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Origin of bialy

First recorded in 1960–65; after Białystok

Words nearby bialy

biach, Biafra, Biafran, Biak, Bialik, bialy, Białystok, Bianca, Bianchi's nodule, Bianco, biangular
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Example sentences from the Web for bialy

  • Should we go into town and get some bialy to bring back to Miami?

    Makers|Cory Doctorow