custard
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
custard/ˈkʌstəd/
▶noun a dessert or sweet sauce made with milk and eggs and thickened with cornflour, or milk and a proprietary powder.
– origin ME crustarde, custarde (denoting an open pie containing meat or fruit in a sauce thickened with eggs), from OFr. crouste (see crust).
'custard' also found in these Oxford entries:
apple
- bobotie
- charlotte russe
- cherimoya
- confectioner's custard
- crème anglaise
- crème brûlée
- crème caramel
- custard apple
- custard cream
- custard pie
- egg custard
- fool
- soursop
- sweetsop
- tipsy cake
- trifle
