1. A soft, chewy roll with a depression in the center filled with caramelized onions and poppy seeds; plural of bialy.
Usage: Yiddish origin; Often used in plural form; Common in Jewish and New York cuisine

Examples

• We bought fresh bialys from the bakery this morning.
• The deli serves warm bialys with cream cheese and lox.
• She prefers bialys to bagels for breakfast.
• The recipe for homemade bialys requires caramelized onions and poppy seeds.
• These bialys are still warm from the oven.