CUSTARD


Meaning of CUSTARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkʌstəd ]

n. 1 a dish made with milk and eggs, usu. sweetened. 2 a sweet sauce made with milk and flavoured cornflour. øcustard-apple a W. Indian fruit, Annona reticulata, with a custard-like pulp. custard-pie 1 a pie containing custard, commonly thrown in slapstick comedy. 2 (attrib.) denoting slapstick comedy. custard powder a preparation of cornflour etc. for making custard. [ME, earlier crusta(r)de f. AF f. OF crouste CRUST]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.