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custard.

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.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkʌs.təd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkʌs.tɚd/Canada, General-American/ˈkɐs.təd/Australia, New-Zealand
  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. 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
Where this word comes from

Alteration of croustade.

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