custard

(kustərd)

noun

  1. a mixture of eggs, milk, flavoring, and, often, sugar, either boiled or baked
  2. frozen custard

Origin: ME, altered < crustade, any dish baked in a crust, ult. (? via Prov crostado) < L crusta, crust

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cus·tard

noun
A dish consisting of milk, eggs, flavoring, and sometimes sugar, boiled or baked until set.

Origin: Middle English crustade, custard, a pie with a crust, probably from Old Provençal croustado; see croustade .

Related Forms:

  • cusˈtard·y adjective

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