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
| French | blanchir (blahn-SHEER) |
| Spanish | blanquear (blahn-kay-AHR) |
| Mandarin | 焯水 (chow shway) |
| Hindi | सफेद करना (suh-PAYD KUR-nah) |
| Arabic | سلق (seelk) |
| Russian | бланшировать (blun-shi-ru-VAHTY) |
| Portuguese (EU) | branquear (bruhnng-ki-AHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | branquear (bruhnng-kay-AHR) |
| Japanese | 湯通し (yudohsheeshee) |
| German | blanchieren (blahn-HYEE-ruhn) |
| Urdu | بلانچ (buh-LAHNKY) |
| Punjabi | ਬਲੈਂਚ ਕਰਨਾ (buh-LENKY KU-ruh-nah) |
| Korean | 데치다 (DAY-chee-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְהַלבִּין (lhahl-BEEY-nuh) |
| Greek | χάνω το χρώμα μου (KHAH-noh toh KHROH-mah moo) |
| Dutch | blanch (blahnsh) |
| Tagalog | paputiin (pah-poo-TEE-n) |
| Vietnamese | chần (chuhn) |
| Turkish | ağartmak (ahrt-MAHK) |
| Persian | سفید کردن (SAY-feed KAHR-dahn) |
| Polish | sparzyć (SPAH-zhich) |
| Ukrainian | збліднути (zblyeed-NOO-ti) |
| Bengali | ব্লাঞ্চ (BLAHN-chaw) |
| Swedish | blanchera (BLAHN-shuh-rah) |
| Italian | sbiancare (zbyahn-KAH-ray) |
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