blancmange

== English == === Alternative forms === (historical): blanc manger, blanc-manger, blancmanger === Etymology === From Middle English blancmanger, blomanger, from Old French blanc mangier (“white food”). The pudding evolved from the chicken dish. Compare French blanc-manger. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bləˈmɒndʒ/, /bləˈmɒnʒ/ (US) IPA(key): /bləˈmɑndʒ/, /bləˈmɑnʒ/ === Noun === blancmange (countable and uncountable, plural blancmanges) A simple dessert made by cooking sweetened milk with cornstarch and vanilla. (figurative) Something soft, weak, and wobbly. (historical) A dish, eaten in the Middle Ages, generally consisting of chicken (or sometimes capon or fish), milk or almond milk, rice, and sugar. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Blancmange”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 900, column 3.