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blin⋅i

[blin-ee, blee-nee]
–plural noun, singular blin. Russian Cookery.
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
Also, blinis, bliny.


Origin:
< Russ bliný, pl. of blin blin
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bli·ni   (blē'nē, blĭn'ē)   
n.   pl. blini
A small light pancake served with melted butter, sour cream, and other garnishes such as caviar.

[Russian bliny, pl. of blin, pancake, from Old Russian mlinŭ, blinŭ; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]
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