name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

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

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

puddingjunketmoussepanna cottatrifle

Example

More examples

"I had some custard pudding for an afternoon snack."

Etymology

Alteration of croustade.

Related phrases

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