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单词 flan
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flan

[ flan, flahn; for 1 also Spanish flahn; for 2 also French flahn ]
/ flæn, flɑn; for 1 also Spanish flɑn; for 2 also French flɑ̃ /
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noun, plural flans [flanz, flahnz; for 2 also French flahn]; /flænz, flɑnz; for 2 also French flɑ̃/; Spanish fla·nes [flah-nes] /ˈflɑ nɛs/ for 1.

Spanish Cooking. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
an 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.
a piece of metal shaped ready to form a coin, but not yet stamped by the die.
the metal of which a coin is made, as distinct from its design.

Origin of flan

1840–50; <French; Old French flaon<Late Latin fladōn-, stem of fladō<Germanic; compare Old High German flado (German Fladen) flat cake

Words nearby flan

Flaminius, flammable, Flammarion, Flamsteed, flamy, flan, Flanagan, flanch, Flanders, Flanders poppy, flânerie
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Example sentences from the Web for flan

  • Flan, don't you call that the true theory of the balance of power?

    Quodlibet|John P. Kennedy
  • Flan moulds are generally fluted, and about an inch and a half in height.

    The Gastronomic Regenerator:|Alexis Soyer
  • During this interval, the conspirators having learned, through their leader, Flan.

    Quodlibet|John P. Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for flan

flan
/ (flæn) /

noun

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

Word Origin for flan

C19: from French, from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladō flat cake, of Germanic origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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