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Definition of blintz

blintz

/blɪnts/
blintz
Plural:blintzes
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• noun

1

A thin, rolled pancake of Eastern European Jewish origin, typically filled with sweetened cheese, fruit, or sometimes meat, and then baked or fried.

Example

"For Sunday brunch, we enjoyed sweet cheese blintzes topped with a homemade blueberry compote."

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• Rhymes for blintz

• Nearby Words

blind snake
blini
blinker
blintz
blobfish
block
bloemfontein

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed into English from Yiddish 'blints', ultimately from Russian 'blinets', a diminutive of 'blin' meaning 'pancake'.

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Blintz. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/blintz
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