flan

flɑːn

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Definition of flan - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sweet dessertdessert of congealed custard with caramel

We had flan for dessert at the Mexican restaurant.

food

open pastry or sponge cake filled with fruit or cream

She enjoyed a delicious strawberry flan at the cafe..

pie

tart

metalwork

TECH.

piece of metal ready for coin stamping

TECH.

The flan was prepared for the minting process.

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disc

planchet

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dessert of congealed custard with caramel
open pastry or sponge cake filled with fruit or cream
piece of metal ready for coin stamping

Origin of flan

Old French, flaon (flat cake)

Examples of flan in a sentence

He learned to make flan from his grandmother's recipe.
He baked a chocolate flan for dessert.
The bakery is famous for its creamy caramel flan.
The artisan inspected the flan before stamping.
Each flan must meet quality standards.

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French:flan, tarte, ...
German:Flan, Obstkuchen, ...
Italian:flan, crostata, ...
Spanish:flan, tarta, ...
Portuguese:flan, disco metálico, ...
Chinese:焦糖布丁, 水果馅饼, ...
Japanese:フラン, タルト, ...
Arabic:فلان, فَطِيرَة, ...
Hebrew:פְּלָאן, תֶּבַע, ...
Russian:флан, фланец, ...
Ukrainian:флан, заготовка, ...
Hindi:फ्लान, फल पेस्ट्री, ...
Bengali:ফ্লান, ফল বা ক্রিম দিয়ে ভরা খোলা পেস্ট্রি বা স্পঞ্জ কেক, ...
Catalan:flam, tarta, ...
Czech:karamelový pudink, tart, ...
Danish:flan, frugttærte, ...
Dutch:flan, vlaai, ...
Greek:κρεμ καραμελέ, τάρτα, ...
Hungarian:flan, gyümölcstorta, ...
Khmer:បង្អែមខាស្តាដ, នំផ្លែន, ...
Korean:플랜, 과일 타르트, ...
Persian:فلن, تارت, ...
Polish:flan, ciasto z owocami, ...
Portuguese (BR):flan, torta, ...
Romanian:flan, tartă cu fructe, ...
Swedish:brylépudding, paj, ...
Thai:ฟลาน, ทาร์ตผลไม้, ...
Turkish:flan, madeni para hamı, ...
Vietnamese:bánh flan, bánh ngọt đế hở phủ trái cây hoặc kem, ...

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