Ma'anar ƙamus na "blintz" ɗan sirara ce, birgima pancake cike da cuku, nama, 'ya'yan itace, ko wasu sinadarai, yawanci ana yin hidima a matsayin abinci mai daɗi ko mai daɗi. Blintzes abinci ne na gargajiya a cikin abincin Yahudawa kuma galibi ana yin su don karin kumallo ko brunch. Kalmar "blintz" ta fito ne daga kalmar Yiddish "blintze," wadda ta samo asali daga kalmar Ukrainian "blinets" ma'ana "pancake na bakin ciki."