blanquette
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blanquette
From French, dating back to 1740–50; see origin at blank, -ette
Example Sentences
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Ratatouille, veal blanquette, guinea fowl wrapped in cabbage, boeuf bourguignon and fondue weren’t fancy company cooking.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2018
The evening menu offers peekytoe crab salad with leeks and artichokes, a French onion burger, duck tortellini in consommé and classic veal blanquette.
From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2018
A few years ago, Smith was vacationing in France with Tamyka and dining on blanquette de veau.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2016
Once upon a time, French chefs, say…spent every day of their lives making coq au vin, or blanquette de veau.
From Forbes ● Jan. 13, 2015
She demanded other dishes, special preparations, sauces g/acees, a blanquette of veal seasoned with oysters, chapon Flandrois in white wine, pluck and numbles rubbed with Ceylon herbs.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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