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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flan (flan, flän; for 1 also Sp. flän; for 2 also Fr. flän),USA pronunciation n., pl. flans (flanz, flänz; for 2 also Fr. flän); USA pronunciation [Sp.] fla•nes (flä′nes)USA pronunciation for 1.- Food[Spanish Cookery.]a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Foodan open, tartlike pastry, the shell of which is baked in a bottomless band of metal (flan ring) on a baking sheet, removed from the ring and filled with custard, cream, fruit, etc.
- Currencya piece of metal shaped ready to form a coin, but not yet stamped by the die.
- Currencythe metal of which a coin is made, as distinct from its design.
- Gmc; compare Old High German flado (German Fladen) flat cake
- Late Latin fladōn-, stem of fladō
- French; Old French flaon
- 1840–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flan /flæn/ n - an open pastry or sponge tart filled with fruit or a savoury mixture
- a piece of metal ready to receive the die or stamp in the production of coins; shaped blank; planchet
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladō flat cake, of Germanic origin |