flan
noun
ˈflan 
ˈflän
ˈflän 1
a
: an open pie containing any of various sweet or savory fillings
b
: custard baked with a caramel glaze
2
: the metal disk of a coin, token, or medal as distinguished from the design and lettering stamped on it
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Find sinful favors such as pavlova, vanilla caramel flan and salted pistachio, and amp up your scoop with toppings like crunchy Belgian chocolate chips. 
Megha Mcswain, Chron, 12 Aug. 2022 This flan is amazingly smooth and creamy with a delicately firm texture, balancing its rich caramel topping with a bright, if subtle, unexpected tang from the goat milk in the custard base. Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2022 Blue Beetle traipsing the rooftops holding tacos, and Batman villain Bane hunched over a plate of flan. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Sep. 2022 The shop touts elevated flavors like pavlova, vanilla caramel flan, and Daniel's chocolate, which combines chocolate gelato with chocolate cake, dulce de leche fudge and chocolate fudge. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 5 Aug. 2022 Other popular Mexican dishes served for the occasion include tortilla soup, chalupas, tamales and caramel flan. Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 25 July 2022 Cuban sandwiches packed with artery-clogging ingredients like ham and pork and anything sweet, like a slice of flan, his favorite dessert. Carmen Cusido, refinery29.com, 20 June 2022 Cookies, flan and alfajores, Peruvian sandwich cookies typically filled with dulce de leche, finish out the menu for $1.25 to $2.50 each. The Courier-Journal, 27 July 2022 For those with a sweet tooth, some of the delicacies available include tres leches, a cake composed of three types of milk, flan and brazo gitano, a swiss role filled with jelly, chocolate, or another type of sweet. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2022 See More
Megha Mcswain, Chron, 12 Aug. 2022 This flan is amazingly smooth and creamy with a delicately firm texture, balancing its rich caramel topping with a bright, if subtle, unexpected tang from the goat milk in the custard base. Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2022 Blue Beetle traipsing the rooftops holding tacos, and Batman villain Bane hunched over a plate of flan. René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Sep. 2022 The shop touts elevated flavors like pavlova, vanilla caramel flan, and Daniel's chocolate, which combines chocolate gelato with chocolate cake, dulce de leche fudge and chocolate fudge. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 5 Aug. 2022 Other popular Mexican dishes served for the occasion include tortilla soup, chalupas, tamales and caramel flan. Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 25 July 2022 Cuban sandwiches packed with artery-clogging ingredients like ham and pork and anything sweet, like a slice of flan, his favorite dessert. Carmen Cusido, refinery29.com, 20 June 2022 Cookies, flan and alfajores, Peruvian sandwich cookies typically filled with dulce de leche, finish out the menu for $1.25 to $2.50 each. The Courier-Journal, 27 July 2022 For those with a sweet tooth, some of the delicacies available include tres leches, a cake composed of three types of milk, flan and brazo gitano, a swiss role filled with jelly, chocolate, or another type of sweet. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladon-, flado flat cake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German flado flat cake
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1a