Blanch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

turn pale, as if in fear

cook (vegetables) briefly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɪˌoʊɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪdʒbɪldɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪdʒbɪldɪŋ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæmɪˌoʊɪŋ/.

Examples

Parboil the beans before freezing them

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blench parboil pale

Parts of Speech

verb	turn pale, as if in fear
verb	cook (vegetables) briefly “Parboil the beans before freezing them”

Word Forms

pallor

noun

unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

blanchieren

werde blass, als ob du Angst hättest

🇫🇷French

blanchir

pâlir, comme par peur

🇪🇸Spanish

blanquear

palidecer, como si tuviera miedo

🇮🇹Italian

sbollentare

impallidire, come se avesse paura

🇳🇱Dutch

blancheren

wordt bleek, alsof hij bang is

🇵🇹Portuguese

escaldar

ficar pálido, como se estivesse com medo

🇷🇺Russian

бланшировать

побледнеть, как будто от страха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सफेद करना

पीला पड़ जाना, मानो डर से

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্লাঞ্চ

ফ্যাকাশে পরিণত, যেন ভয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

வெண்மை

பயத்தில் இருப்பது போல், வெளிர் நிறமாக மாறும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్లాంచ్

భయంలో ఉన్నట్లుగా, లేతగా మారండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ब्लँच

फिकट गुलाबी करा, जणू भीतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્લાન્ચ

નિસ્તેજ કરો, જાણે ભયમાં હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಲಾಂಚ್

ಭಯದಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ ತೆಳುವಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്ലാഞ്ച്

ഭയം പോലെ വിളറി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਲੈਂਚ

ਫਿੱਕੇ ਹੋ ਜਾਓ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਡਰ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلانچ

پیلا ہو جانا، جیسے خوف میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漂白

脸色苍白，仿佛害怕

🇯🇵Japanese

湯通しする

まるで恐怖を感じているかのように青ざめる

🇰🇷Korean

희게 하다

겁에 질린 듯 창백해진다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tẩy trắng

tái nhợt, như thể đang sợ hãi

🇹🇭Thai

ลวก

หน้าซีดเหมือนกลัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

memucat

menjadi pucat, seperti ketakutan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بلانش

يتحول إلى شاحب، كما لو كان في خوف

🇮🇷Persian

سفید کردن

رنگ پریده، انگار در ترس

🇹🇷Turkish

beyazlatmak

sanki korku içindeymiş gibi sararır

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַלבִּין

להחוויר, כמו בפחד

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The primary meaning of 'blanch' is 'turn pale, as if in fear'.

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