bialy

American  

[bee-ah-lee, byah-] / biˈɑ li, ˈbyɑ- /

noun

plural

bialys

1. a round, flat, leavened, soft roll made of white flour, having a crusty bottom and a depression at the center that is typically filled with an onion and poppy seed mixture.

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Etymology

Origin of bialy

First recorded in 1960–65; after Białystok

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How does bialy compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• bialy vs. bagel

Example Sentences

It could be that Bigo was trying to call Nancy a bialy, a holeless bagel, and simply lost his train of biadt.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2021

The partners are especially proud of their cracked pepper and salt bagel, their whole-grain bagel and their pletzel, a kind of large, flattened bialy covered with onions and poppy seeds.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2018

“Just to watch me order a bialy and chocolate milk in my English accent was enough to make any observer want to strangle me.”

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2016

Any self-respecting New Yorker - I daresay, any self-respecting foodie - knows the difference among baba ganoush, kimchi and a bialy.

From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2014

While the 20-year-old California golfer, who now goes by the surname Foreman, ordered a bialy with egg, her gregarious Italian father forged a rapport with the diner's owner and some patrons.

From Golf Digest • Sep. 7, 2011