custard

== English == === Etymology === Alteration of croustade. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌs.təd/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkʌs.tɚd/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkɐs.təd/ Rhymes: -ʌstə(ɹ)d Hyphenation: cus‧tard === Noun === custard (countable and uncountable, plural custards) A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches, or eaten as a stand-alone dessert; egg custard. (by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat. ==== Holonyms ==== trifle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== == Irish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English custard. === Noun === custard m (genitive singular custaird, nominative plural custaird) custard ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “custard”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “custard”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “custard”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026