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bialy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /biˈæl.i/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B IY0 AA1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

flat crusty-bottomed onion roll

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bialystoker

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: onion roll

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhel- Proto-Slavic *bě̃lъ Old Polish biały Polish biały Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhsder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *iź Proto-Slavic *jьz Proto-Slavic *jьz- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Balto-Slavic *san? Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm? Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) Old Polish z- Old Polish s- Polish s- Proto-Indo-European *tekw- Proto-Indo-European *tokw-éye-ti Proto-Balto-Slavic *takeitei Proto-Slavic *točiti Old Polish toczyć Polish toczyć Polish stoczyćdeverb. Polish stok univ. Polish Białystokder. Yiddish ביאַלי (byali)bor. English bialy From Yiddish ביאַלי (byali), from the Polish name of the city of Białystok.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: лучник (lučnik) — flat bread roll
  • Japanese: ビアリ (biari) — flat bread roll
  • Yiddish: ביאַלי (byali) — flat bread roll