Blanched — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

turn pale, as if in fear

cook (vegetables) briefly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɹə/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪdʒhɛd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪdʒhɛd/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmɹə/.

Examples

Parboil the beans before freezing them
a face turned ashen
the invalid's blanched cheeks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ashen bloodless etiolate blanch white parboil etiolated blench livid pale

Parts of Speech

verb	turn pale, as if in fear
verb	cook (vegetables) briefly “Parboil the beans before freezing them”
adjective	anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley “a face turned ashen”
adjective	(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light “etiolated celery”

Word Forms

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

blanchiert

werde blass, als ob du Angst hättest

🇫🇷French

blanchi

pâlir, comme par peur

🇪🇸Spanish

blanqueado

palidecer, como si tuviera miedo

🇮🇹Italian

sbollentato

impallidire, come se avesse paura

🇳🇱Dutch

geblancheerd

wordt bleek, alsof hij bang is

🇵🇹Portuguese

branqueado

ficar pálido, como se estivesse com medo

🇷🇺Russian

бланшированный

побледнеть, как будто от страха

India

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளுக்கப்பட்டது

பயத்தில் இருப்பது போல், வெளிர் நிறமாக மாறும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్లాంచ్డ్

భయంలో ఉన్నట్లుగా, లేతగా మారండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ब्लँच केलेले

फिकट गुलाबी करा, जणू भीतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્લાન્ક્ડ

નિસ્તેજ કરો, જાણે ભયમાં હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಲಾಂಚ್ಡ್

ಭಯದಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ ತೆಳುವಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്ലാഞ്ച് ചെയ്തു

ഭയം പോലെ വിളറി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漂白的

脸色苍白，仿佛害怕

🇯🇵Japanese

湯通しした

まるで恐怖を感じているかのように青ざめる

🇰🇷Korean

희게 된

겁에 질린 듯 창백해진다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trắng

tái nhợt, như thể đang sợ hãi

🇹🇭Thai

ลวก

หน้าซีดเหมือนกลัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

pucat

menjadi pucat, seperti ketakutan

🇲🇾Malay

diputihkan

menjadi pucat, seolah-olah dalam ketakutan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متبيض

يتحول إلى شاحب، كما لو كان في خوف

🇮🇷Persian

بلانچ شده

رنگ پریده، انگار در ترس

🇹🇷Turkish

beyazlatılmış

sanki korku içindeymiş gibi sararır

🇮🇱Hebrew

מולבן

להחוויר, כמו בפחד

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

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