BLANCUS is a word of Latin origin which refers to the color white. The IPA phonetic transcription for this word is /blæŋkəs/. The letter "B" is pronounced with the lips pressed together, the "L" is pronounced by touching the tongue to the roof of the mouth, and the "N" sound is made by touching the tongue to the front of the palate. The "C" is pronounced softly and the "U" is pronounced as "uh." The word can be spelled as "blanc" in English, without the "us" ending.