blet
/blɛt/
verb
- To become soft and sweet through slight decay, as certain fruits do.
- The medlars need to blet for a few weeks before they are ready to eat.
- If you let the persimmons blet, they will taste much sweeter.
- The fruit began to blet after being stored in a cool, dark place.
noun
- The stage of softness and sweetness that some fruits (like medlars or persimmons) reach after beginning to decay slightly.
- She waited for the persimmons to develop a blet before eating them.
- The medlar is not edible until it reaches the blet stage.
- Fruit at the blet stage has a soft, custard-like texture.