blini

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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.

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OriginRussian блины́ →
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Meanings

nounblini (plural blinis or blini)

plural blinis · alternative blin · alternative bliny

  1. A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon.
noun

alternative blin · alternative bliny

  1. pluralplural of blin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounRussian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream

Similar
bliny
Broader
pancakebattercakeflannel cake

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Russianблины́
  2. Englishblini

From Russian блины́ (bliný), plural of блин (blin, “pancake”).

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Translations

Bulgarian блин
  • блин (blin)buckwheat pancakes
Czech bliny
  • blinybuckwheat pancakes
Finnish blini, linni
  • blinibuckwheat pancakes
  • linnibuckwheat pancakes
French blini
  • blinibuckwheat pancakes
German Blini
  • Blinibuckwheat pancakes
Japanese ブリニ, ブリンツ
  • ブリニ (burini)buckwheat pancakes
  • ブリンツ (burintsu)buckwheat pancakes
Polish blin
  • blinbuckwheat pancakes
Russian блин, блины́
  • блин (blin)buckwheat pancakes
  • блины́ (bliný)buckwheat pancakes
Ukrainian млинці́
  • млинці́ (mlyncí)buckwheat pancakes
Yiddish בלינצע
  • בלינצע (blintse)buckwheat pancakes

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

blini. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blini

MLA

“blini.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blini. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blini,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blini.

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