blin

blin — noun

1. a thin pancake from Russia, traditionally made from buckwheat flour, that is oft

1.名詞B2
釋義

a thin pancake from Russia, traditionally made from buckwheat flour, that is often filled with sour cream, smoked fish, jam, or other toppings and then folded or rolled.

例句

Shirin ordered a plate of blini with sour cream and smoked salmon at the Russian café.

plural form blini + typical fillings

Faisal made buckwheat blini from scratch, folding each one around a warm mushroom filling.

buckwheat blini + folding action

同義詞
  • pancake

    generic term; blini are thinner and usually made from buckwheat

  • crepe

    French-style thin pancake; blini are smaller, thicker, and often made with yeast

  • blintz

    a folded version of a blin, typically filled with cheese or fruit and then fried or baked

文法句型

blin (singular) / blini (plural)

blini + with + [filling]

用法筆記

In English, the plural blini is far more common than the singular blin. When referring to a single pancake, native speakers often use 'blini' as a countable singular ("I had a blini") or rephrase as 'a blin'. The singular sounds deliberately formal or scholarly.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a blini for breakfast.' (when referring to one pancake)
✅I ate a blin for breakfast.
💡'blini' is technically the Russian plural; the singular is 'blin', though many English speakers use 'blini' for both.