blintz

noun

blintz

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Yiddish בלינצע (blintse).

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.2007, Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, 4th Estate (2010), page 147:
Related terms
blinchik, blini, blintsi

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