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BIALY

/biˈæl.i/
Nounbi-A-lybi-a-ly · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026

Meaning

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

Etymology

Origin: Hebrew

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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bialystokerbagelbuncroissantcrumpetgemmuffinpopoverrollscone

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 9 recorded puzzles:

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