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flan
UK /flæn/ US /flɑn/
noun 4verb 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
delicious, delicious, huge
VERB + FLAN
makes, making, wasn't
FLAN + NOUN
group
Definitions
noun
1
A baked tart with a sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case.
The menu includes a number of excellent fish dishes such as the […] broccoli flan.
2
A dessert of congealed custard, often topped with caramel, especially popular in Spanish-speaking countries.
3
A coin die.
verb
1
To splay or bevel internally, as a window-pane.
noun
1
A fan of the U.S. TV series Firefly.
(some) Firefly flans call themselves Browncoats (Remember, the hot movie from Universal is out this September! :)
For what it's worth, I'm 27 and am a huge Firefly/Serenity flan.
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The menu includes a number of excellent fish dishes such as the […] broccoli flan.
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(some) Firefly flans call themselves Browncoats (Remember, the hot movie from Universal is out this September! :)
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For what it's worth, I'm 27 and am a huge Firefly/Serenity flan.
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I'm glad this wasn't the first flan group I came across or I would never have realised the great nature of the majority of browncoasts.^([sic])
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That was a delicious flan!
Tatoeba · #898533306
Leo is making leche flan.
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