BLANCMANGE


Meaning of BLANCMANGE in English

/ bləˈmɒnʒ; NAmE -ˈmɑːnʒ/ noun

[ C , U ] ( BrE ) a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) that looks like jelly, made with milk and flavoured with fruit

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English blancmanger : from Old French blanc mangier , from blanc white + mangier eat (used as a noun to mean food). The shortened form without -er arose in the 18th cent.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.