| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| blancmange |
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| SYLLABICATION: | blanc·mange |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  bl -mänj , -mä zh |
| NOUN: | A flavored and sweetened milk pudding thickened with cornstarch. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English blankmanger, a dish made with almond milk, from Old French blanc mangier : blanc, white (of Germanic origin; see bhel-1 in Appendix I) + mangier, to eat, food (from Latin manduc re; see manger).
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