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custard^¹

/ˈkʌs.təd/ UK
/ˈkʌs.tɚd/ Canada, US
/ˈkɐs.təd/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ʌstə(ɹ)d

Where it comes from

Alteration of croustade.

noun custards

countable, uncountable 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.
broadly, countable, uncountable A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

Custard^²

proper noun Custards

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: flan, caramel, cream, creme, crème, latte, lotion, moisturizer, television, goss, tele, telly, cream-coloured, egg custard, frozen custard, cup custard

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noun sauce

Español	crema pastelera, natilla
한국어	커스터드 keoseuteodeu
日本語	カスタード kasutādo
中文	卡士達 /卡士达 kǎshìdá, 吉士 jíshì, 奶油凍 /奶油冻 nǎiyóudòng, 乳蛋糕 rǔdàngāo, 奶黃 /奶黄 nǎihuáng, 蛋羹 dàngēng
Português	creme inglês
Français	crème anglaise, crème pâtissière, custard
Deutsch	Vanillesoße, Pudding, Creme, Puddingcreme, Eiercreme
Italiano	crema pasticcera
Română	cremă
Русский	заварно́й крем zavarnój krem, ка́стард kástard
Tiếng Việt	sữa trứng, kem sữa trứng, món sữa trứng
العربية	كَاسْتَرْد kāstard
עברית	רַפְרֶפֶת rafréfet, חֲבִיצָה ḥavitzá

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@misc{custard_2026,
  title = {custard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/custard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}