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Blancmange Pronunciation
Blancmange is pronounced bluh-MAHNJ, IPA /bləˈmɑndʒ/.
bluh-MAHNJ
US /bləˈmɑndʒ/ · UK /bləˈmɒnʒ/
Syllables: bluh · MAHNJ (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A cold set dessert made from milk and cornflour, turned out of a mould.
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Blancmange in a Sentence
- There was blancmange for pudding every Sunday.
- She turned the blancmange out onto a plate.
- Nobody under forty has ordered blancmange in years.
Common Mispronunciations of Blancmange
Not BLANK-manj
The c in blanc is silent and the first syllable reduces to bluh. English kept the French spelling and most of the French sound.
Not bluh-MANJ
The stressed vowel is the broad ah of father, not the flat a of man.
Tip: Two syllables, back-weighted: bluh-MAHNJ. British speakers often finish with the soft zh of beige.
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