Etymology

mont blanc

Today it means: A dessert consisting of chestnut purée which has been riced or extruded into vermicelli-like noodles. Full definition →

French mont Blanc
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  1. French · borrowed frommont Blanc
  2. English todayMont Blanc

Borrowed from French mont Blanc (literally “white mountain”), from mont (“mount”) + blanc (“white”). The dessert is named from its resemblance to the mountain.

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