How Do You Spell BLANCHED?

Pronunciation: [blˈant͡ʃt] (IPA)

Blanched is a verb that means to scald or parboil in order to remove the skin, soften, or whiten the food. The spelling of the word blanched is /blæntʃt/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The word is pronounced with a short "a" sound /æ/ followed by the "nt" consonant cluster /nt/ and ending with the voiceless postalveolar affricate /tʃ/. The correct spelling of this word is crucial to avoid confusion with similar words such as "blanquette" or "clenched".

BLANCHED Meaning and Definition

1. Blanched is an adjective that refers to something that has been subjected to a process known as blanching. It specifically pertains to the act of briefly immersing a food item into boiling water or steam and then plunging it into ice water to halt the cooking process. This technique is commonly used in culinary practices to preserve the vibrant color, texture, and nutrients of vegetables, as well as to remove any undesirable taste or bacteria.

   In a broader context, blanched can also describe a person's or animal's face or complexion, specifically when it appears pale or whitened due to fear, shock, illness, or any intense emotion. This term suggests a sudden loss or absence of natural color or vitality.

   Additionally, blanched can describe a reaction or response that has been dulled, weakened, or muted. It implies a lack of vigor, enthusiasm, or intensity. This term is often used to describe someone who has become hesitant, reserved, or unassertive in a particular situation or as a result of certain circumstances.

   In summary, blanched primarily refers to the process of briefly cooking food in boiling water followed by immersing it in ice water. However, it can also describe a pale or whitened complexion due to fear or illness, as well as a dulled or weakened reaction or response.

Top Common Misspellings for BLANCHED *

• blanced 85.7142857%
• lanched 14.2857142%

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for BLANCHED

• glenched
• blashed
• cleanched
• belanced
• blanaced
• bleched
• bloched
• blaanced
• lanuched
• flenched
• luanched
• bounched
• blaned
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• blancket
• blincked
• blancet
• slunched
• banchead
• blanchee
• blancheed
• blached
• planched
• blanchner
• Blanchiee
• Flancthed
• Banchd
• blatched
• blaunched
• blancmend
• blancmnd
• Blaeced
• Lanchead

Etymology of BLANCHED

The word "blanched" originated from the Old French word "blanchir", which can be traced back to the Late Latin word "blancare". In both languages, "blanchir" and "blancare" meant "to make white". This was derived from the Latin word "blancus", meaning "white". The term "blanched" ultimately took on the meaning of making something pale or whitish in color, or to whiten by removing color or pigmentation.

Similar spelling words for BLANCHED

• blanco,
• balance,
• Blanchard,
• blanch,
• blancmange,
• Blanc,
• blench,
• blanchette,
• Blancarte,
• blanchet,
• blanke,
• bleached,
• Blanc Fixe,
• Blanck,
• Lunched,
• bunched,
• blank check,
• Launched,
• balancer,
• Blanche,
• branched,
• Blanca,
• balanced,
• blemished.

Conjugate verb Blanched

CONDITIONAL

I would blanch

we would blanch

you would blanch

he/she/it would blanch

they would blanch

FUTURE

I will blanch

we will blanch

you will blanch

he/she/it will blanch

they will blanch

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have blanched

we will have blanched

you will have blanched

he/she/it will have blanched

they will have blanched

PAST

I blanched

we blanched

you blanched

he/she/it blanched

they blanched

PAST PERFECT

I had blanched

we had blanched

you had blanched

he/she/it had blanched

they had blanched

PRESENT

I blanch

we blanch

you blanch

he/she/it blanches

they blanch

PRESENT PERFECT

I have blanched

we have blanched

you have blanched

he/she/it has blanched

they have blanched

I am blanching

we are blanching

you are blanching

he/she/it is blanching

they are blanching

I was blanching

we were blanching

you were blanching

he/she/it was blanching

they were blanching

I will be blanching

we will be blanching

you will be blanching

he/she/it will be blanching

they will be blanching

I have been blanching

we have been blanching

you have been blanching

he/she/it has been blanching

they have been blanching

I had been blanching

we had been blanching

you had been blanching

he/she/it had been blanching

they had been blanching

I will have been blanching

we will have been blanching

you will have been blanching

he/she/it will have been blanching

they will have been blanching

I would have blanched

we would have blanched

you would have blanched

he/she/it would have blanched

they would have blanched

I would be blanching

we would be blanching

you would be blanching

he/she/it would be blanching

they would be blanching

I would have been blanching

we would have been blanching

you would have been blanching

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they would have been blanching