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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmanjar blanco
Pronunciation / Transliteration: manˈxaɾ ˈblan.ko
"El manjar blanco es un postre muy popular en varias regiones."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sweet dessert made with milk or cream, sugar, and gelatin or cornstarch, typically flavored and molded.
"She prepared a delicate vanilla blancmange served with fresh raspberries for the dinner party." - 2
A traditional, often white-colored molded pudding originating from medieval culinary traditions.
"The traditional Portuguese manjar-branco is a localized tropical variant of the classic European blancmange."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French phrase 'blanc mangier', meaning 'white dish', composed of 'blanc' (white) and 'mangier' (to eat). Dating back to the Middle Ages, it originally referred to a savory dish containing chicken or fish with rice, almonds, and milk, which evolved over centuries into a sweet, gelatinous dessert.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blancmange" is said worldwide
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blanc-manger
Transliteration: blã mɑ̃ʒe
"Le chef a préparé un délicieux blanc-manger pour le dessert."
Blannmanger
Transliteration: blãmɑ̃ʒe
Script: Blancmanger
"Das Blancmanger ist ein klassisches Milchdessert."
biancomangiare
Transliteration: bjan.ko.manˈdʒa.re
"Il biancomangiare è un dolce tradizionale a base di latte e mandorle."
manjar blanco
Transliteration: manˈxaɾ ˈblan.ko
"El manjar blanco es un postre muy popular en varias regiones."
manjar-branco
Transliteration: mɐ̃ˈʒaɾ ˈbɾɐ̃.ku
"O manjar-branco com calda de ameixa é uma sobremesa deliciosa."
ब्लैंकमेंज
Transliteration: blaɪn.kə.mɛnʒ
"मिठाई के लिए एक स्वादिष्ट ब्लैंकमेंज तैयार किया गया था।"
牛奶冻
Transliteration: niú nǎi dòng
"厨师做了一道美味的牛奶冻作为甜点。"
블랑망제
Transliteration: beu-lang-mang-je
"디저트로 달콤한 블랑망제를 준비했습니다."
ブラマンジェ
Transliteration: buramanje
"デザートとして冷たいブラマンジェを食べました。"
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