manjar blanco

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˌxaɾ ˈblanko/ [mãŋˌxaɾ ˈβ̞lãŋ.ko]
• Syllabification: man‧jar blan‧co

Noun

manjar blanco m (plural manjares blancos)

1. a dish made of chicken breast, sugar, milk, and rice flour
2. blancmange, a dessert made with milk, almonds, sugar, and rice flour
3. (Cuba) a dessert made with milk, sugar, maize flour, and spices
4. (Peru) a traditional white-colored confection of condensed milk with sugar and other flavorings, having a consistency similar to peanut butter; not to be confused with dulce de leche
5. (El Salvador, Panama, Peru) dulce de leche

   Synonyms: dulce de leche, (El Salvador) leche poleada, (Spain) manjar, natillas

Further reading

• “manjar blanco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28