name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
blanc
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noun
Meaning 2
A white person; a person of European or Caucasian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, ethnic, offensive, slur, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used especially for braised meat.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A white cosmetic.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: white sauce, bechamel sauce, bechamel
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French blanc (“white”). Doublet of blank.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: valkoinen — cosmetic
- Polish: blansz — cosmetic
- Russian: бели́ла (belíla) — cosmetic
Real reading context