v.
Pronunciation: ' blanch
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English blaunchen, from Anglo-French blanchir, from blanc, adjective, white ― more at BLANK
Date: 15th century
transitive verb : to take the color out of: as a : to bleach by excluding light b : to scald or parboil in water or steam in order to remove the skin from, whiten, or stop enzymatic action in (as food for freezing) c : to make ashen or pale <fear blanch es the cheek>
intransitive verb : to become white or pale
– blanch · er noun