flan

noun

ˈflän  ˈflan 

1

a

: an open pie containing any of various sweet or savory fillings

b

: custard baked with a caramel glaze

2

: the metal disk of a coin, token, or medal as distinguished from the design and lettering stamped on it

Examples of flan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The flan, like my banana bread, is made with cinnamon and other warm spices. —Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025

Octopus Peru 917 Ninth St. This Mexican restaurant serves up four courses for carnivores during Dine Downtown: pozole, shrimp bruschetta, a carne asada platter and churros with ice cream or flan. —Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025

Fireman Derek’s Bake Shop: Sate your sweet tooth with ex-firefighter and football player Derek Kaplan’s cakes, cheesecakes, cookies, brownies, flan and their renowned Key lime pie, voted Best Key Lime Pie by the Miami New Times. —Lori Capullo, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2024

Try the pumpkin flan with parmesan fonduta and the parmesan rice savarin, a dome of rice draped with prosciutto. —Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladon-, flado flat cake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German flado flat cake

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1a