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blini

American  
[blin-ee, blee-nee] / ˈblɪn i, ˈbli ni /
Also blinis or bliny

plural noun

Russian Cooking.

singular

blin
  1. pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.


blini British  
/ ˈblɪnɪ, ˈblɪnɪz /

plural noun

  1. Russian pancakes made of buckwheat flour and yeast

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Etymology

Origin of blini

From Russian bliný, plural of blin “pancake”; see origin at blin

Vocabulary lists containing blini

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

The texture was somewhere between cake and blini.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 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