flan

(flan, flän)

noun

  1. a piece of shaped metal ready to be made into a coin by the stamp of a die; blank
    1. a tart filled with custard, fruit, etc., or with a savory mixture
    2. 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
  1. A tart with a filling of custard, fruit, or cheese.
  2. See crème caramel.
  3. 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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