Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bluh-mahnj, -mahnzh]
- /bləˈmɑndʒ, -ˈmɑ̃ʒ/
- /bləˈmɒ̃ʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bluh-mahnj, -mahnzh]
- /bləˈmɑndʒ, -ˈmɑ̃ʒ/
Definitions of blancmange word
- variable noun blancmange Blancmange is a cold dessert that is made from milk, sugar, cornflour or corn starch, and flavouring, and looks rather like jelly. 3
- noun blancmange a jelly-like dessert, stiffened usually with cornflour and set in a mould 3
- noun blancmange a sweet, molded jellylike dessert made with starch or gelatin, milk, flavoring, etc. 3
- noun blancmange a sweet pudding prepared with almond milk and gelatin and flavored with rum or kirsch. 1
- noun blancmange a sweet, white pudding made with milk and cornstarch and flavored with vanilla. 1
- noun blancmange A simple dessert made by cooking sweetened milk with cornstarch and vanilla. 0
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Origin of blancmange
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; apocopated variant of Middle English blancmanger < Middle French: literally, white eating. See blank, manger
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Parts of speech for Blancmange
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blancmange popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
blancmange usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with blancmange
- what is a blancmange?
- how to make blancmange from a packet?
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- how to make strawberry blancmange?
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- how to make a blancmange?
- how to make chocolate blancmange?
- how do you make blancmange?
- how to make blancmange dessert?
- what does blancmange mean?
- how to make blancmange with jelly?
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