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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Russia - Introductory
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Example Sentences
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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 ● Nov. 26, 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
These are something like blini that rise, and rise some more, until they take the shape of a high chef’s toque.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
And indeed, it's a cherished staple around the world, from French crêpes to Russian blini to Japanese soba.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 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
Twa gods guides me: the ane of tham is blin, Yea and a bairn brocht up in vanitie; The next a wife ingenrit of the sea, And lichter nor a dauphin with her fin.
From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2012
Anya’s heart raced, but before she could ask the raven anything else, it snapped up the blin and flew away over the bridge.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Dobrynya just smiled and stuck the rest of the blin in his mouth.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
It picked up the blin but, instead of eating it, tossed the piece over its feathery shoulder, north, toward where Kin’s house hid in the ravine.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Then, with huge exaggerated steps, it marched to the blin piece.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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