custard
noun /ˈkʌstəd/
/ˈkʌstərd/
- [uncountable] (especially British English) (North American English usually custard sauce)a sweet yellow sauce made from milk, sugar, eggs and flour, usually served hot with cooked fruit, puddings, etc.
- apple pie and custard
- Strain the custard to remove lumps.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- banana
- caramel
- egg
- …
- make
- pour
- thicken
- set
- powder
- pie
- sauce
- …
- and custard
- with custard
- [countable, uncountable] a mixture of eggs, milk and sugar baked until it is thick and fairly solid
- a custard tart
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- banana
- caramel
- egg
- …
- make
- pour
- thicken
- set
- powder
- pie
- sauce
- …
- and custard
- with custard
Word Originlate Middle English crustarde, custarde (denoting an open pie containing meat or fruit in a spiced or sweetened sauce thickened with eggs), from Old French crouste, from Latin crusta ‘rind, shell, crust’.