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CUSTARD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("custard" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "custard"):

creme caramel (baked custard topped with caramel)

creme anglais (custard sauce flavored with vanilla or a liqueur)

creme brulee (custard sprinkled with sugar and broiled)

fruit custard (a custard containing fruit)

Bavarian cream (a rich custard set with gelatin)

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