blancmange

blanc·mange

B0311800 (blə-mänj′, -mäNzh′)n. A flavored and sweetened milk pudding thickened with cornstarch.

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[Middle English blankmanger, a dish made with almond milk, from Old French blanc mangier : blanc, white (of Germanic origin; see bhel- in Indo-European roots) + mangier, to eat, food (from Latin manducāre; see manger).]

blancmange

(bləˈmɒnʒ) n (Cookery) a jelly-like dessert, stiffened usually with cornflour and set in a mould[C14: from Old French blanc manger, literally: white food]

blanc•mange

(bləˈmɑndʒ, -ˈmɑ̃ʒ)

n. a sweet, often flavored white pudding made with milk, cornstarch or gelatin, and sometimes ground almonds. [1350–1400; apocopated variant of Middle English blancmanger < Middle French: literally, white eating. See blank, manger]

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Noun

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blancmange - sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually moldedafters, dessert, sweet - a dish served as the last course of a meal

Translations

biancomangiare