crème anglaise

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crème anglaise

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Borrowed from French crème anglaise.

noun crèmes anglaises · crème anglaises

  1. A liquid, sweet custard used as a topping for a dessert, as a dessert by itself, or as a base for ice cream or crème brûlée.

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"crème anglaise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cr%C3%A8me%20anglaise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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crème anglaise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cr%C3%A8me%20anglaise

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"crème anglaise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cr%C3%A8me%20anglaise.

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@misc{cre_me_anglaise_2026,
  title = {crème anglaise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cr%C3%A8me%20anglaise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}