Small Russian pancakes, the Russian plural form of blin, often served with sour cream, caviar, or jam.
Russian word блины (bliny), plural of блин (blin, pancake). Nearly identical to 'blinis,' though 'blini' is the more authentic Russian plural while 'blinis' is an Anglicized version.
English speakers borrowed this word in two forms: 'blini' (the Russian plural) and 'blinis' (making it sound like an English noun with regular '-s' plural)—showing how we domesticate foreign food words to fit English rules.
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