blini

American  

[blin-ee, blee-nee] / ˈblɪn i, ˈbli ni /

Also blinis or bliny

plural noun

Russian Cooking.

singular

blin

1. pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.

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blini British  

/ ˈblɪnɪ, ˈblɪnɪz /

plural noun

1. Russian pancakes made of buckwheat flour and yeast

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Etymology

Origin of blini

From Russian bliný, plural of blin “pancake”; blin

Example Sentences

From the folk costumes to the blinis, the emphasis here is on tradition.

From BBC

Grocery stores sell sauerkraut, borscht and blinis with cottage cheese.

From Los Angeles Times

As she talked, she plucked a miniature blini from a silver tower in the middle of our table.

From New York Times

Clad in blue aprons, they cooked blinis together in 2018 when Xi visited Vladivostok for the Eastern Economic Forum.

From Reuters

Of course, this doesn't mean that the age of the blini is over or that caviar-topped oysters aren't still a widely beloved delicacy.

From Salon