DEFINITIONS

custard

[ kuhs-terd ]
/ ˈkʌs tərd /
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noun

a dessert made of eggs, sugar, and milk, either baked, boiled, or frozen.

Words related to custard

junket, tapioca, dessert, mousse

Words nearby custard

cuspidation, cuspidor, cuss, cussed, cussword, custard, custard apple, custard cream, custard cup, custard pie, custard powder

Origin of custard

1400–50; late Middle English, metathetic variant of earlier crustade kind of pie. See crust, -ade1; compare Provençal croustado
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British Dictionary definitions for custard

custard
/ (ˈkʌstəd) /

noun

a baked sweetened mixture of eggs and milk
a sauce made of milk and sugar and thickened with cornflour

Word Origin for custard

C15: alteration of Middle English crustade kind of pie, probably from Old Provençal croustado, from crosta crust
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