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How to pronounce “blanch”

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Pronunciation guide for blanch

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of blanch with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The Santa Monica Farmer's Market CookbookNow, I've blanched these carrots before I started.
Definition summary: (intransitive) To grow or become white.

Example 1 of 8

The Santa Monica Farmer's Market Cookbook

Now, I've blanched these carrots before I started.

[Verb]
(intransitive) To grow or become white.
(transitive) To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach.
(transitive, cooking) To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
(transitive) To whiten, for example the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices.
(transitive) To bleach by excluding light, for example the stalks or leaves of plants by earthing them up or tying them together.
(transitive) To make white by removing the skin of, for example by scalding.
(transitive) To give a white lustre to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining)
(intransitive) To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.
(transitive, figuratively) To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;