CUSTARD


Meaning of CUSTARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkəs-tərd ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, a kind of pie, alteration of crustarde, crustade, probably from Anglo-French * crustade, from cruste crust, from Latin crusta — more at crust

Date: circa 1706

: a pudding-like usually sweetened mixture made with eggs and milk

• cus·tardy -tər-dē adjective

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