Definition of "bialy" []

• A flat, round baked roll topped with onion flakes. (noun)

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• "Thanks to Mel Brooks, creator of The Producers—one of the few smash-hit musicals without one popular song—the word bialy is rising on America’s horizon."
• "A bialy is a round, saucer-size pletzl, “flat bread” rhymes with pretzel, that has its center mushed in to form a depression made delectable with bits of onion."
• "But at Nanny's shiva I piled my plate high with orange, buttery salmon, scoops of creamy white fish salad, sliced tomatoes and a toasted bialy."