Mont Blanc

See also: montblanc, mont-blanc, Montblanc, and mont Blanc

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mont Blanc (literally “white mountain”), from mont (“mount”) + blanc (“white”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌmɒ̃ ˈblɒ̃(k)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɔn ˈblɑnk/, /ˌmɑn-/, /-ˈblɑŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɒŋ, -ɒŋk

Proper noun

Mont Blanc

1. The highest mountain in Europe, in the Alps between France and Italy.

Derived terms

• Mont Blanc ruby

Translations

the highest mountain in Europe

• Albanian: Mont Blank m
• Amharic: ሞን ብላን m (mon bəlan)
• Arabic: مُونْ بْلَان m (mūn blān)

  Hijazi Arabic: مون بلان m (mōn blān)

• Armenian: Մոնբլան (Monblan)
• Azerbaijani: Monblan
• Belarusian: Манбла́н m (Manblán)
• Bengali: মোঁ ব্লঁ (mō̃ blõ), মঁ ব্লঁ (mõ blõ)
• Breton: Menez Gwenn m
• Bulgarian: Монбла́н m (Monblán)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 白朗峰 (baak⁶ long⁵ fung¹)

  Mandarin: 勃朗峰 (zh) (Bólǎng fēng)

• Esperanto: Blanka Monto, Blank-Monto
• Estonian: Mont Blanc (et)
• Finnish: Mont Blanc
• French: mont Blanc (fr) m, Mont-Blanc (fr) m
• Georgian: მონბლანი (monblani)
• German: Montblanc (de) m, Mont Blanc (de) m
• Greek: Λευκό Όρος n (Lefkó Óros)
• Hebrew: מוֹן בְּלָאן m (Mon Blan)
• Hungarian: Mont Blanc (hu)
• Icelandic: Hvítfjall n
• Ido: Blanka-Monto (io), Monto Blanka
• Italian: Monte Bianco m
• Japanese: モンブラン (ja) (Monburan)
• Khmer: ម៉ុង ប្លុង (mong plong)
• Korean: 몽블랑 산 (Mongbeullang san), 몬테비안코 산 (Montebianko san)
• Latin: Rūpēs Alba f
• Latvian: Monblāns m
• Lithuanian: Monblanas m
• Lombard: Mont Bianch m
• Macedonian: Монбла́н m (Monblán)
• Marathi: माँ ब्लाँक n (mŏ̃ blŏṅka)
• Nepali: मोन्ट ब्लाङ्क (monṭa blāṅka)
• Norman: Blianc Mont m
• Occitan: Mont Blanc m
• Persian: مون بلان (fa) (mon blân)
• Polish: Mont Blanc (pl) m
• Portuguese: Monte Branco m
• Russian: Монбла́н (ru) m (Monblán)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Монблан m

  Latin: Mont Blanc (sh) m

• Sicilian: Munti Jancu m
• Tamil: மோண்ட் பிளாங்க் (mōṇṭ piḷāṅk), மோன்தே பியாங்கோ (mōṉtē piyāṅkō)
• Thai: มงบล็อง (mong-blɔng), มอนเตเบียนโก (mɔɔn-dtee-biian-goo)
• Uzbek: Monblan
• Yiddish: מאָן בלאַנק m (mon blank)

Noun

Mont Blanc (plural Mont Blancs)

1. A dessert consisting of chestnut purée which has been riced or extruded into vermicelli-like noodles.
   • 2022 September 27, Aleksandra Crapanzano, Gateau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 116:

     ... chestnut purée is often minimally altered. A Mont Blanc, for example, showcases its slightly sticky, candied attraction with only a little whipped cream and meringue to temper it.

   • 2024 February 13, Kimberly Zerkel, The French Bakery Cookbook: Over 85 Authentic Recipes That Bring the Boulangerie Into Your Home, →ISBN, page 193:

     A Mont Blanc is a celebration of decadent chestnut cream, a particularly beloved and nostalgic French flavor, and is eaten primarily around Christmas.

   • 2024 September 9, Itsuki Mizuho, To Another World... with Land Mines! Volume 9, J-Novel Club, →ISBN:

     "I cut a slice of Mont Blanc for you. Here you go." The Mont Blanc on the fork had been beautifully split into four, and the layers of cream and sponge cake inside were visible. "This is all yours! I added a whole chestnut on top too!"

   • 2025 January 23, John Jay, Ninette's War: A Jewish Story of Survival in 1940s France, Profile Books, →ISBN:

     ... a Mont Blanc pudding of chestnut purée and cream. After Yvonne said this was one of Ninette's favourite dishes, he sent a bowl to the Palace with a card saying it was for the Dreyfus sisters and Manon. Ninette sent chocolates in […]

Alternative forms

• mont blanc

Translations

chestnut purée dessert

• French: mont-blanc (fr) m
• Italian: montblanc m, montebianco (it) m
• Japanese: モンブラン (ja)