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flan
(flan, flän)
noun
- a piece of shaped metal ready to be made into a coin by the stamp of a die; blank
- a tart filled with custard, fruit, etc., or with a savory mixture
- a Spanish dessert of custard covered with a burnt-sugar syrup
Origin: Fr < OFr flaon (> ME flawn, flan) < ML flado (gen. fladonis) < OHG, flat cake, akin to ME flathen: for IE base see flat
See flan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A tart with a filling of custard, fruit, or cheese.
- See crème caramel.
- A metal disk to be stamped as a coin; a blank.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Old French flaon
Origin: , from Late Latin fladō, fladōn-, flat cake
Origin: , of Germanic origin; see plat- in Indo-European roots
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