flan
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3.4
- noun
- /flæn/
- UK
:
tarta
- All of a sudden my son's going, "Daddy, where's the flan?"
- leek flan
- tomato flan
Examples
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The special menu planned for today features, we hope, a choice of three: meat loaf, stewed neck of lamb, bacon and egg flan... all with creamed potatoes and gravy.
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Sweet, creamy butter, fresh milk from a jet black goat, the finest pork, the rarest red and green chilis, and my special flan.
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Boy, that flan was good.
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I wish we had flan.
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Why are you eating a flan?
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I'm gonna make a flan.
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The flans ought to be ready in ten minutes.
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For dessert, we enjoyed a rich flan topped with a generous layer of caramel sauce.
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The savory flan filled with pumpkin and spices was the highlight of the holiday meal.
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At the restaurant, I ordered a chocolate flan that melted in my mouth.
Synonyms
93
1.6
A small open pastry filled with fruit or custard
90
1.0
A baked item like a croissant or tart that people often eat with coffee
20
4.2
A baked pie with a rich egg filling often mixed with cheese or vegetables
2
7.4
A flat round pastry with a sweet or savory filling baked without a pan
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Etymology
Flan comes from an old word flado that meant 'flat cake' in early European languages, so you can think of it like a flat tart. That's why a flan can mean an open pastry with a sweet or savory filling.