blini
or blin·is, blin·y
[ blin-ee, blee-nee ]
/ ˈblɪn i, ˈbli ni /
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plural noun, singular blin. Russian Cookery.
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
Nearby words
blindworm, bling, bling-bling, blinging, blinglish, blini, blink, blink comparator, blinker, blinkered, blinkers
Origin of blini
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Examples from the Web for blini
She picked at her caviar and blini glumly and poked at her computer.
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British Dictionary definitions for blini
blini
bliny or blinis (ˈblɪnɪz)
/ (ˈblɪnɪ) /
pl n
Russian pancakes made of buckwheat flour and yeast
Word Origin for blini
C19: from Russian: plural of blin, from Old Russian mlinǔ, related to Russian molot' to grind
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