custard

UK /ˈkʌs.təd/ US /ˈkʌs.tɚd/

noun 2name 1

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(noun.)

ADJ

creamy, thick | thin | smooth | lumpy | banana, egg, vanilla

VERB + CUSTARD

make | pour

strain

After cooking the egg mixture, she strained the custard through a fine sieve.

CUSTARD + VERB

thicken | set

CUSTARD + NOUN

powder | pie

PHRASES

and/with custard

The children enjoyed warm chocolate cake with custard for dessert.

Definitions

noun

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 bas

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

name

A surname.

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I had some custard pudding for an afternoon snack.

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Have you ever eaten a custard pizza?

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Serve hot or cold with cream, ice cream, or custard sauce.

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Mary bribed them with custard.

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Mary likes chocolate pudding with custard.

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Do you have any custard?

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