Meanings
nounblintz (plural blintzes)
plural blintzes · alternative blintse · alternative blintze
- A thin blin (pancake), filled (often with sweet cheese) and folded, then fried and often served with sour cream, fruit, or a sweet sauce.
He carries his tray of blintzes filled with cottage cheese to the coffee urns and drains off a mug’s worth.
2007, Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, 4th Estate (2010), page 147
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked
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Origin
- Yiddishבלינצע
- Yiddishבלינצע
- Englishblintz
Borrowed from Yiddish בלינצע (blintse).
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