blanquette

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word blanquette. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word blanquette, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say blanquette in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word blanquette you have here. The definition of the word blanquette will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofblanquette, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Alternative forms

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

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Noun

blanquette (countable and uncountable, plural blanquettes)

  1. A white meat stew in which neither the meat nor the sauce is browned.
    Hypernyms: ragout, stew
    Hyponym: blanquette de veau

Translations

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

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.

blanquette de Limoux
blanquette de veau à l'ancienne (Old-fashioned veal blanquette)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blɑ̃.kɛt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

blanquette f (plural blanquettes)

  1. (uncountable) a variety of white grapes
    Synonym: chasselas doré
    Hypernym: raisin
    1. (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
  2. (countable) a type of summer white pear
    Hypernym: poire
  3. (countable or uncountable) the first clear distillation of a brandy
    Hypernym: eau-de-vie
  4. (countable or uncountable) blanquette (white meat stew which is not browned)
    Hypernym: ragoût
    Hyponyms: blanquette d’agneau, blanquette de veau
  5. (uncountable, slang, popular) silverware
    Synonym: argenterie

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia