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FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

blanc.

white color

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/blɑ̃/France/blã/Quebec

  1. white color

    Ce lait est blanc.

  2. blank, unused

  3. blank, without expression

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French blanc, from Old French blanc, branc, from Early Medieval Latin blancus, a borrowing of Frankish *blank, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“bright, shining, blinding, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”). Akin to Old High German blanch (“bright, white”) (German blank (“polished, naked”)), Old Norse blankr (“white”) (Danish blank (“bright, shiny”)), Dutch blank (“white, shining”). More at blink, blank.

noun/blɑ̃/France/blã/Quebec

  1. white (color)

    masculine

  2. silence while in a dialog

    masculine

  3. empty space, on a leaf of paper or in a form

    masculine
    Inscrivez votre nom dans le blanc en bas de la page.

  4. white wine

    informal · masculine
    Le poisson se mange avec du blanc.

  5. A white person, person with a white complexion

    masculine

  6. albumen, egg white

    masculine

  7. white meat

    masculine

  8. correction fluid, whiteout, Tippex

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French blanc, from Old French blanc, branc, from Early Medieval Latin blancus, a borrowing of Frankish *blank, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“bright, shining, blinding, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”). Akin to Old High German blanch (“bright, white”) (German blank (“polished, naked”)), Old Norse blankr (“white”) (Danish blank (“bright, shiny”)), Dutch blank (“white, shining”). More at blink, blank.

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