blini
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of blini
From Russian bliný, plural of blin “pancake”; see origin at blin
Vocabulary lists containing blini
World Cuisine - Introductory
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World Cuisine - Middle School and High School
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Russia - Introductory
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Example Sentences
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She grinned and downed the blini in one bite.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023
In addition to the menu, Vestry offers a caviar service, which is simple — highlighting the flavor bomb that each little caviar pearl is — and served with crème fraîche and potato blini.
From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022
By late afternoon, dozens of students had bought blini, with toppings like jam and chocolate spread.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2022
Russians eat a lot of buckwheat, drowning groats with milk in the morning, serving it as a savory side for dinner, grinding it into flour for blini.
From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2021
“Everything. Stuffed cabbage, potato dumplings, black currant cakes, blini with lemon zest. I can’t wait to see Zoya’s face when I come walking into the Little Palace.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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