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noun
A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
plural of blin
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Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bliny
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Broader terms: pancake, battercake, flannel cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hotcake, hot cake
History
From Russian блины́ (bliný), plural of блин (blin, “pancake”).
Across languages
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