Blintze

/ˈblɪntsə/ noun

Definition

An alternative singular spelling of blintz; a filled pancake in Jewish cuisine.

Etymology

Variant spelling of blintz, sometimes used in English texts. The 'e' ending may reflect an older transliteration from Yiddish or an attempt to make the pronunciation clearer to English readers.

Kelly Says

English spelling is messy with borrowed Yiddish words—we see blintze, blintz, and blintzes all used, showing how words can have multiple 'correct' spellings when they're borrowed from languages using different alphabets.

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