verb
blanch
Blanch (verb) means to grow or become white.
verb
1
To grow or become white.
2
To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach.
3
To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
4
To whiten, for example the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices.
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Etymology
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.
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What is the meaning of blanch?
"blanch" (verb) means to grow or become white.
What are the different meanings of blanch?
"blanch" has 3 main meanings: 1. To grow or become white; 2. To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; 3. To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.