bialy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.

Pronunciation

/biˈæl.i/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bialy.wav

Word forms

bialy bialys bialies

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Slavic *bě̃lъ Old Polish biały Polish biały Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰsder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *iź Proto-Slavic *jьz Proto-Slavic *jьz- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Balto-Slavic *san? Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm? Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) Old Polish z- Old Polish s- Polish s- Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *tokʷ-éye-ti Proto-Balto-Slavic *takeitei Proto-Slavic *točiti Old Polish toczyć Polish toczyć Polish stoczyćdeverb. Polish stok univ. Polish Białystokder. Yiddish ביאַלי (byali)bor. English bialy From Yiddish ביאַלי (byali), from the Polish name of the city of Białystok.

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