blanc
noun
Simple meaning
A white sauce of fat, broth.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
blangkIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈblæŋk
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Definition
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noun
A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat)
A white cosmetic.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat)
Used this way, blanc is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a food and cooking use: everyday in kitchens and recipes.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Cooking/food
- Everyday conversation
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More ways to use blanc
- “The chef served the braised lamb with a rich blanc sauce.”noun
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Compound terms
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A white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment.
The highest mountain peak in the Alps.
White wine grape.
White wine grape grown in California.
White grape grown especially in California and the lower Loire valley of France.
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