custard

See also: Custard

English

Etymology

Alteration of croustade.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌs.təd/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌs.tɚd/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌstə(ɹ)d

Noun

custard (countable and uncountable, plural custards)

  1. A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches, or eaten as a stand-alone dessert; egg custard.
  2. (by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English.

Noun

custard m (genitive singular custaird, nominative plural custaird)

  1. custard

Declension

Derived terms

  • custardúll, úll custaird (custard apple)
  • flan custaird, toirtín custaird (egg custard)
  • púdar custaird (custard powder)
  • toirtín custaird (custard tart)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
custard chustard gcustard
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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