blancmange

[ bluh-mahnj, -mahnzh ]

noun

1. a sweet pudding prepared with almond milk and gelatin and flavored with rum or kirsch.
2. a sweet, white pudding made with milk and cornstarch and flavored with vanilla.

blancmange

/ bləˈmɒnʒ /

noun

1. a jelly-like dessert, stiffened usually with cornflour and set in a mould

Word History and Origins

Origin of blancmange¹

1350–1400; apocopated variant of Middle English blancmanger < Middle French: literally, white eating. See blank, manger

Word History and Origins

Origin of blancmange¹

C14: from Old French blanc manger , literally: white food