custard

noun

cus·​tard ˈkə-stərd How to pronounce custard (audio)
plural custards
: a cooked mixture made of eggs and milk or cream and usually having a thick, creamy consistency
By the eighteenth century it had become the dessert we know today: a layered treat of sponge cake, custard, fruit, jam, whipped cream and spirits.Bon Appétit
We toss a laurel wreath to the chefs for their … pastitsio and moussaka, both of which sported a savory custard topping.Greg Morago et al.
Smooth and creamy, custard lends itself to a range of both sweet and savory dishes.Gabrielle Shaughness
custardy adjective

Examples of custard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At Tantrum Donuts, the crème brûlée donut with vanilla custard entices aplenty. Laura Manske, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 This cheesy bake tops grits with creamy half-and-half and bacon custard. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024 There are croissants, Danish and baguettes, along with Japanese pan buns (raised sweet bread) with fillings ranging from custard to red bean paste to beef curry. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024 Those began with a light, tart, barely sweet granita and moved into a pumpkin custard, dotted with a nutty, rich bison-fat caramel and dollops of fluffy meringue. Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2024 The violations ranged from an egg custard pie purchased from an unapproved vendor to a food slicer and a can opener with food debris on them. Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2023 Beyond Cheese and Dairy Wisconsin is famed for its dairy—think cheese curds, custard, and dairy cows! Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 Paczki are a plump and pillowy yeast pastries that are covered in a sweet glaze, powdered sugar-dusted or unglazed and filled with a filling of fruit jellies, or the traditional prune, custard or cream fillings. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2024 There are notes of caramel apple, cherry cobbler, wet leather, sweet pipe tobacco, and vanilla pudding on the palate, followed by some grapefruit tang, lemon custard, and a bit of concord grape fading into the finish. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, a kind of pie, alteration of crustarde, crustade, probably from Anglo-French *crustade, from cruste crust, from Latin crusta — more at crust

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of custard was circa 1616

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Cite this Entry

“Custard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/custard. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

custard

noun
cus·​tard ˈkəs-tərd How to pronounce custard (audio)
: a sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked, boiled, or frozen

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