blanquette

English

Etymology

From French blanquette, from Provençal blanqueto, from Frankish *blank (“gleaming, white, blinding”) from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“white, bright, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

blanquette (countable and uncountable; plural blanquettes)

1. A seafood or meat stew in white sauce.