cus|tard

cus|tard
cus|tard «KUHS tuhrd», noun.
a baked, boiled, or frozen pudding made of eggs, sugar, and milk. Custard is used as a dessert or as a food for sick people.
[variant of earlier crustade < Old French croustade < Old Provençal croustado pasty2 < Latin crustāre cover with crust < crusta crust, rind]

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  • cus|tard-pie — «KUHS tuhrd PY», adjective. having to do with or resembling slapstick comedy, such as that of the early silent motion pictures in which one comic routine was to throw a pie filled with custard at the face of another actor …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cus — ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cus; ac·cus·a·ble; ac·cus·al; ac·cus·ant; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; ac·cus·a·to·ry; ac·cus·er; ac·cus·ive; ac·cus·tom; ac·cus·tomed·ness; agar·i·cus; ami·cus; an·dri·cus; an·thris·cus; an·ti·cus; an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus;… …   English syllables

  • tard — bas·tard·i·za·tion; bas·tard·ize; bas·tard·ly; bus·tard; cos·tard; cus·tard; das·tard; das·tard·ize; das·tard·li·ness; das·tard·ly; dy·na·mi·tard; le·o·tard; mus·tard; mus·tard·er; pe·tard; re·tard·ance; re·tard·an·cy; re·tard·a·tive;… …   English syllables

  • custard — cus·tard …   English syllables

  • Custard — Cus|tard 〈[ kʌ̣stə(r)d] m.; , s; engl. Kochk.〉 eine Milchsüßspeise * * * Cus|tard [ kastɐt], der; , s [engl. custard, aus dem Afrz.] (Kochk.): einer Vanillesoße od. einem Vanillepudding ähnliche englische Spezialität …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Custard — Cus|tard 〈 [kʌ̣stəd] m.; Gen.: , Pl.: s; Kochk.〉 eine Süßspeise mit Milch u. Ei [Etym.: engl.] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • custard — cus|tard [ˈkʌstəd US ərd] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: custard, crustade type of pie (14 17 centuries), probably from Old French crouste crust ] 1.) [U] a sweet yellow sauce that is made with milk, sugar, eggs, and flour 2.) [U and C] a soft baked …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Custard — Cus|tard [ kastɐ̯t] der; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. custard, urspr. »ungedeckte Pastete mit Fleisch od. Früchten in einer Soße«, dies über mittelengl. crusta(r)de aus afr. crouste »Kruste«> (in angelsächsischen Ländern) dickflüssige… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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