transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈblanch ]
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