flan en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /flæn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /flan/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- /flɑn/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed around 1846 from French flan (“cheesecake, custard tart, flan”), or in some uses (in reference to Spanish/Latin American flans) later from Spanish flan (itself from the French), both from Old French flaon (whence also Middle English flaon, flaun (“pie; cake”)), from Late Latin fladō (“flat cake”), from Frankish *flaþō (“flat cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“broad, flat”); compare German Fladen. Akin to Old High German flado (“flat cake, offering cake”). Doublet of flathe. Although the -n is generally believed to derive from the Late Latin accusative form (fladonem) of fladō (“flat cake”), it might alternatively derive from an inflected form of the Frankish word (such as the Frankish accusative *flaþan, or the like). For a similar case, see garden.
Meanings
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(Australia, UK) A baked tart with a sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case.
The menu includes a number of excellent fish dishes such as the […] broccoli flan.
2004, Shawn Blore, Alexandra de Vries, Frommer's Brazil, →ISBN, page 175:
- (Belize, US) A dessert of congealed custard, often topped with caramel, especially popular in Spanish-speaking countries.
- A coin die.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Relateds
flathe · flawn · custard · leche flan · flathon
Synonyms
Translations (12)
es flan (custard dessert) · is bakaður búðingur (baked sweet or savoury tart) · fi avoin torttu (baked sweet or savoury tart) · bg плодова пита (baked sweet or savoury tart) · pt flã (baked sweet or savoury tart) · eo flaŭno (custard dessert) · ja カスタードプディング (custard dessert) · eo flano (baked sweet or savoury tart) · ja フラン (custard dessert) · fi karamellivanukas (custard dessert) · ja プリン (custard dessert) · id flan (baked sweet or savoury tart)