flan
flan [flan flans] BrE [flæn] NAmE [flæn] noun countable, uncountable 1. (especially BrE)an open ↑pie made of ↑pastry or cake filled with eggs and cheese, fruit, etc •a mushroom/strawberry flan •Have some more flan. compare ↑quiche, ↑tart 2. (NAmE) (BrE crème caramel)a cold ↑dessert (= a sweet dish) made from milk, eggs and sugar See also: ↑crème caramel Word Origin: mid 19th cent.: from French (originally denoting a round cake) from Old French flaon, from medieval Latin flado, fladon-, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlade ‘custard’.
|
|