[blin-ee, blee-nee] 
| pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream. |
| 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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