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blanch

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The meaning (definition) of the word blanch

to dip food in boiling water for a moment, then into ice water

The word blanch used in a sentence

Mom will blanch the green beans in hot water, then put them in ice water.

Words that mean the same as blanch (synonyms)

boil

How the word blanch is said around the world

Frenchblanchir (blahnsheer)
Spanishblanquear (blahnkayahr)
Mandarin焯水 (chāo shuǐ)
Hindiसफेद करना (suhpayd kurnah)
Arabicسلق (seelk)
Russianбланшировать (blanshirovat')
Portuguese (EU)branquear (bruhnngkiahr)
Portuguese (BR)branquear (bruhnngkayahr)
Japanese湯通し (yudooshi shi)
Germanblanchieren (blahnhyeeruhn)
Urduبلانچ (buhlahnky)
Punjabiਬਲੈਂਚ ਕਰਨਾ (buhlenky kuruhnah)
Korean데치다 (decida)
Hebrewלְהַלבִּין (lhahlbeeynuh)
Greekχάνω το χρώμα μου (khano to khroma mou)
Dutchblanch (blahnsh)
Tagalogpaputiin (pahpooteen)
Vietnamesechần (chuhn)
Turkishağartmak (ahrtmahk)
Persianسفید کردن (sayfeed kahrdahn)
Polishsparzyć (spahzhich)
Ukrainianзбліднути (zblidnuty)
Bengaliব্লাঞ্চ (blahnchaw)
Swedishblanchera (blahnshuhrah)
Italiansbiancare (zbyahnkahray)

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