A white creamy dessert made from milk, sugar, and gelatin (variant of blancmange).
Shortened form of 'blancmange,' which comes from French 'blanc' (white) and 'manger' (to eat). This abbreviation developed in informal English usage.
The abbreviation 'blan' shows how even formal French loan words get casually shortened in everyday speech—what started as an elegant dessert name gets compressed into something a child might call it.
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