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blanc

noun

Meaning

  1. A white person; a person of European or Caucasian descent.
  2. A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used especially for braised meat.
  3. A white cosmetic.
  4. A surname from French.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from French blanc (“white”). Doublet of blank.

  1. blanc(French)
  2. *bʰleyǵ-(ine-pro)
  3. blanc (English)
  4. Relations: root, bor

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