noun
Uncommon
custard
KUHS-tuhd
Custard (noun) means a sweet sauce or dessert made from milk, eggs, and sugar, thickened with heat. Example: “We had apple pie with hot custard.”
noun
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A sweet sauce or dessert made from milk, eggs, and sugar, thickened with heat.
"We had apple pie with hot custard."
"The tart was filled with a rich vanilla custard."
How to use custard
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA creamy, egg-based dessert sauce or filling.
Common pairings
custard tart
pour custard
baked custard
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Word forms
- Plural
- custards
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Etymology
An altered form of the older word croustade, referring originally to a pie with a crust.
Rhymes for custard
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What does “custard” mean?
The word “custard” means a sweet sauce or dessert made from milk, eggs, and sugar, thickened with heat. In plain terms, a creamy, egg-based dessert sauce or filling.
How do you pronounce “custard”?
“Custard” is pronounced KUHS-tuhd (/ˈkʌs.tɚd/ in IPA).
How do you use “custard” in a sentence?
Here is “custard” used in a sentence: “We had apple pie with hot custard.”
What part of speech is “custard”?
“Custard” is a noun.
Is “custard” a common word?
“Custard” is an uncommon word in modern English.
