blanquette

== English == === Alternative forms === blanquet (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from French blanquette, from Provençal blanqueto, a diminutive of blanc (“white”), derived, through early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish *blank (“gleaming, white, blinding”), from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“white, bright, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”). Compare blanket. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /blɒ̃ˈkɛt/ (US) IPA(key): /blɑ̃ˈkɛt/, /blɑŋˈkɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === blanquette (countable and uncountable, plural blanquettes) A white meat stew in which neither the meat nor the sauce is browned. Hypernyms: ragout, stew Hyponym: blanquette de veau ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Provençal blanqueto, a diminutive of blanc (“white”), derived, through early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish *blank (“gleaming, white, blinding”), from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“white, bright, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”). Equivalent to blanc (“white”) +‎ -ette (feminine diminutive suffix). Doublet of blanchette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɑ̃.kɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === blanquette f (plural blanquettes) (uncountable) a variety of white grapes Synonym: chasselas doré Hypernym: raisin (countable or uncountable) sparkling white wine from Languedoc made from white grapes of the "mauzac" variety Hypernyms: vin, vin blanc, vin mousseux Hyponym: blanquette de Limoux (countable) a type of summer white pear Hypernym: poire (countable or uncountable) the first clear distillation of a brandy Hypernym: eau-de-vie (countable or uncountable) blanquette (white meat stew which is not browned) Hypernym: ragoût Hyponyms: blanquette d'agneau, blanquette de veau (uncountable, slang, popular) silverware Synonym: argenterie === Further reading === “blanquette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012