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blini
or blin·y
[ blin-ee, blee-nee ]
plural noun
, Russian Cooking.
, singular blin.
- pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
blini
/ ˈblɪnɪz; ˈblɪnɪ /
plural noun
- Russian pancakes made of buckwheat flour and yeast
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blini1
C19: from Russian: plural of blin , from Old Russian mlinǔ , related to Russian molot' to grind
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Example Sentences
She picked at her caviar and blini glumly and poked at her computer.
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