Meaning & use
Blin
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A thin, round pancake made from yeasted batter, traditional in Russian and Eastern European cuisine, often served with sour cream, butter, or caviar.
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She stacked warm blini on a plate, though the recipe technically makes one blin at a time.
The cafe's menu listed a savory blin topped with smoked salmon and dill.
A note on using this word
"Blin" is the singular form; the more commonly seen English word "blini" is actually the Russian plural, borrowed into English as if it were singular.
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