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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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."

2. 2
   (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

baklavablintzebuckwheat cakecheese blintzchocolate eclaircream puff

Example

More examples

"I've tried blintz once. It was very delicious."

Etymology

From Yiddish בלינצע (blintse).

Related phrases

sour cream

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