noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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
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noun
Meaning 2
flat crusty-bottomed onion roll
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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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.
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Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.