Etymology

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Today it means: A thin blin (pancake), filled (often with sweet cheese) and folded, then fried and often served with sour cream, fruit, or a sweet sauce. Full definition →

Yiddish בלינצע
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromבלינצע
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromבלינצע
  3. English todayblintz

Borrowed from Yiddish בלינצע (blintse).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.