bliny
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9.8
- noun
- /ˈblɪni/
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blini
- People sat at tables eating heaps of bliny, salmon, and caviar with as much daring and gusto as the handsome gentleman.
- make bliny
Examples
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The waiter put a mountain of bliny and two plates of balyk and salmon in front of his neighbor.
Fiction book (1996) -
The handsome gentleman drank a glass of vodka, chased down with salmon, and tucked into his bliny.
Fiction book (1996) -
And then, at last, the cook came in with the bliny...
Fiction book (1996) -
And what would you like after the bliny?
Fiction book (1996) -
The woman of the house, red-faced, beaming, and proud, brings the bliny herself...
Fiction book (1996) -
The waiter put a mountain of bliny and two plates of balyk and salmon in front of his neighbor.
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People sat at tables eating heaps of bliny, salmon, and caviar with as much daring and gusto as the handsome gentleman.
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The handsome gentleman drank a glass of vodka, chased down with salmon, and tucked into his bliny.
Synonyms
2
8.4
People often eat thin round Russian pancakes with sour cream or caviar
1
3.0
A thin, flat cake made from buckwheat flour often eaten for breakfast
A thin round Russian pancake served with sweet or savory fillings
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bliny comes from the Russian word blin, which means 'pancake' and is used as the plural form for these thin, round cakes. So, think of bliny like English pancakes or crepes—small flat cakes often eaten with caviar or sour cream, which explains the modern meaning.