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Custard

//ˈkʌs.təd// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches, or eaten as a stand-alone dessert; egg custard. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen wordnet
  3. 3
    A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat. broadly, countable, uncountable

Etymology

Alteration of croustade.

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