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blanch

UK/blɑːnt͡ʃ/ US/blænt͡ʃ/ uncommon

verb

1.

turn pale, as if in fear

Synonyms
2.

cook (vegetables) briefly

  • “Parboil the beans before freezing them”
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Origin

From Middle English blaunchen, from Old French blanchir, from Old French blanc (“white”), from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish *blank, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“bright, shining, blinding, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”). Cognates Cognate with blench (“to deceive, to trick”) through Proto-Indo-European, whence other etymology of blanch.

Phrases

  • blanch holding
  • blanch up
  • blanched almond

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